Meigs County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

Meigs County, OH: USDA's soil survey rates 78.6% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (4.25% 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 Meigs County's reading doesn't cover

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

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Meigs County, OH 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, Meigs County, OH is the 457-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 11 of 88. Meigs County covers 430 square miles and counts 21,491 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jackson County, IA and Huntingdon County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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