Noble County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

What Noble County, OK's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Noble County, OK's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 4.18% across 52.3% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Noble County, OK at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Noble County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Noble 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.

Noble County's rank among Oklahoma counties

Nationally, Noble County, OK is the 485-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Oklahoma alone it ranks 17 of 77. Noble County, OK is 732 square miles with a population of 10,896.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Nevada County, AR and Clay County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Pittsburg County, OK and Garvin County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.