Wayne County, OH Shrink-Swell Risk

Wayne County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Wayne County, OH, 85.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.06% 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

Wayne County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Wayne County, OH

Wayne 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, Wayne County, OH ranks 1,928 most-constrained nationally, and 82 of 88 within Ohio. Wayne County covers 555 square miles and counts 116,632 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. New Madrid County, MO and Hardin County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Ohio

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