Jackson County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

What Jackson County, OH's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Jackson County, OH's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.8% across 54.8% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Jackson County, OH at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Jackson County, OH rating "Low", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Jackson County, OH is the 1,347-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 59 of 88. Jackson County, OH is 420 square miles with a population of 32,723.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clarke County, AL and Tift County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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