Medina County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Medina County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Medina County, OH, 77.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.46% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Medina County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Medina County will actually do.

Budgeting for Medina County, OH

Medina 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Medina County, OH ranks 1,592 most-constrained nationally, and 71 of 88 within Ohio. The county spans 421 square miles, home to 184,625 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hendry County, FL and San Francisco County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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