Stark County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

What Stark County, OH's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Stark County, OH's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2% across 87.1% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Stark County, OH 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 Stark County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Stark County, OH 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.

Stark County's rank among Ohio counties

Nationally, Stark County, OH is the 1,977-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 85 of 88. The county spans 575 square miles, home to 374,091 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Washington County, VA and Madison County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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