Woods County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Woods County, OK's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Woods County, OK: USDA's soil survey rates 61.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.81% 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 Woods County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Woods 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 Woods County, OK 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.

Woods County's rank among Oklahoma counties

Nationally, Woods County, OK is the 1,341-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Oklahoma alone it ranks 58 of 77. The county spans 1,286 square miles, home to 8,582 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Carteret County, NC and Cottle County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Greer County, OK and Custer County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.