Trumbull County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Trumbull County, OH: USDA's soil survey rates 74.7% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.54% 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 Trumbull County's reading doesn't cover

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

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Trumbull 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.

Trumbull County's rank among Ohio counties

Nationally, Trumbull County, OH is the 1,519-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Ohio alone it ranks 67 of 88. Trumbull County covers 618 square miles and counts 200,300 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Mineral County, NV and Finney County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Ohio

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