Perry County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Perry County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Perry County, OH, 56.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.52% 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

Perry 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 Perry County will actually do.

Budgeting for Perry County, OH

Perry 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, Perry County, OH ranks 1,548 most-constrained nationally, and 69 of 88 within Ohio. Perry County, OH is 408 square miles with a population of 35,682.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hopkins County, KY and Montcalm County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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