Jefferson County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Jefferson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Jefferson County, OH, 74.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.67% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, OH

Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, OH compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jefferson County, OH ranks 1,436 most-constrained nationally, and 63 of 88 within Ohio. The county spans 408 square miles, home to 63,900 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Martin County, IN and Delaware County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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