Noble County, OH: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Noble County, OH's SSURGO dominant class comes back "Very limited", covering 97.7% of the county. Practically, that rules out a simple gravity system for most of the county - 97.7% of it sits in USDA's most-constrained bucket. The county spans 397.969 square miles, home to 14,269 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Noble County, OH - never a reading for one specific parcel. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Noble County: conventional vs. engineered cost

97.7% of Noble County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

How Noble County, OH compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Noble County, OH ranks 295 most-constrained nationally, and 32 of 87 within Ohio.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems