Love County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Love County, OK's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Love County, OK: USDA's soil survey rates 70.7% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.65% linear extensibility). A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What Love County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Love 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 Love County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Love County, OK rating "Moderate", 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, Love County, OK is the 760-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Oklahoma alone it ranks 30 of 77. Love County covers 514 square miles and counts 10,423 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Limestone County, TX and Lipscomb County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Oklahoma

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