Harrison County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Harrison County, OH

Low

Soil across 77.6% of Harrison County, OH comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.67% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Harrison 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 Harrison County.

Harrison County: the real numbers

Harrison 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.

How Harrison County, OH compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Harrison County, OH ranks 1,440 most-constrained nationally, and 64 of 88 within Ohio. Harrison County covers 402 square miles and counts 14,042 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Carroll County, GA and Preble County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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