Aitkin County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Aitkin County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Aitkin County, MN, 81.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.62% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Aitkin County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Aitkin County.

Budgeting for Aitkin County, MN

Aitkin 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Aitkin County, MN ranks 2,366 most-constrained nationally, and 69 of 87 within Minnesota. Aitkin County covers 1,821 square miles and counts 16,335 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clay County, KY and McCook County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Brown County, MN and Itasca County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.