Huron County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Huron County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Huron County, OH, 60.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.11% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Huron County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Huron County.

Budgeting for Huron County, OH

Huron 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 Huron County, OH compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Huron County, OH ranks 1,112 most-constrained nationally, and 51 of 88 within Ohio. Huron County, OH is 492 square miles with a population of 58,168.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Estill County, KY and Boone County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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