Erie County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Erie County, OH's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Erie County, OH: USDA's soil survey rates 52.4% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.12% linear extensibility). A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What Erie County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Erie County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Erie County, OH rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Erie County's rank among Ohio counties

Nationally, Erie County, OH is the 1,099-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 50 of 88. Erie County, OH is 251 square miles with a population of 73,841.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. San Mateo County, CA and Grayson County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

Every county in Ohio is on this site, including Perry County, OH and Medina County, OH. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.