Licking County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Licking County, OH's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Licking County, OH: USDA's soil survey rates 61.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.86% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Licking County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Licking County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Licking County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Licking 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.

Licking County's rank among Ohio counties

Nationally, Licking County, OH is the 1,296-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 57 of 88. Licking County, OH is 682 square miles with a population of 184,898.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Quay County, NM and Palm Beach County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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