Okeechobee County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

Okeechobee County, FL's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Okeechobee County, FL: USDA's soil survey rates 100% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.46% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Okeechobee County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Okeechobee County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Okeechobee County, FL 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.

Okeechobee County's rank among Florida counties

Nationally, Okeechobee County, FL is the 3,053-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Florida alone it ranks 59 of 66. The county spans 769 square miles, home to 42,369 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. York County, NE and Tucker County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Florida

Every county in Florida is on this site, including Charlotte County, FL and Clay County, FL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.