Wyoming County, PA: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Wyoming County, PA: USDA's soil survey calls 95.4% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 95.4% of Wyoming County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. The county spans 397.258 square miles, home to 25,771 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wyoming County, PA - 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.

Wyoming County: conventional vs. engineered cost

95.4% of Wyoming 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 Wyoming County, PA compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Wyoming County, PA ranks 615 most-constrained nationally, and 25 of 66 within Pennsylvania.

Before you act on this

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