Fairfield County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Fairfield County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Fairfield County, OH, 61.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.05% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Fairfield County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Fairfield County, OH

Fairfield County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fairfield County, OH ranks 1,156 most-constrained nationally, and 52 of 88 within Ohio. The county spans 504 square miles, home to 167,762 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Waukesha County, WI and Tangipahoa Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

Elsewhere in Ohio

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