Greene County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Greene County, OH

Moderate

Soil across 81.4% of Greene County, OH comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.35% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Greene County, OH - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Greene County.

Greene County: the real numbers

Greene 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.

Greene County's rank among Ohio counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Greene County, OH ranks 943 most-constrained nationally, and 39 of 88 within Ohio. Greene County covers 414 square miles and counts 172,347 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lassen County, CA and Logan County, WV 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 Warren County, OH and Meigs County, OH. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.