Hanover County, VA's soil, for a septic absorption field
Very limited
In Hanover County, VA, 70.4% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 70.4% of Hanover County's land. Hanover County, VA is 467.61 square miles with a population of 115,309.
What Hanover County's reading doesn't cover
Nothing about Hanover County, VA's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. A local percolation test, typically $750-$1,850 (around $1,300 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Hanover County will actually do.
What a system would cost here
With 70.4% of Hanover County rating "Very limited", a standard gravity system is not a safe assumption here. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.
How Hanover County, VA compares
Nationally, Hanover County, VA is the 2,449-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Virginia alone it ranks 67 of 110.
Related guides
How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems