Woodward County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Woodward County, OK

Low

Soil across 82.9% of Woodward County, OK comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.97% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Woodward County, OK - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Woodward County: the real numbers

Woodward 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.

How Woodward County, OK compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Woodward County, OK ranks 2,008 most-constrained nationally, and 68 of 77 within Oklahoma. Woodward County covers 1,243 square miles and counts 19,991 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Marshall County, OK and Humboldt County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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