Aroostook County, ME Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Aroostook County, ME

Low

Soil across 100% of Aroostook County, ME comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.95% linear extensibility. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Aroostook County, ME - 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).

Aroostook County: the real numbers

Aroostook 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.

Aroostook County's rank among Maine counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Aroostook County, ME ranks 2,916 most-constrained nationally, and 13 of 16 within Maine. Aroostook County, ME is 6,671 square miles with a population of 66,776.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Columbus County, NC and Newton County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Maine

Every county in Maine is on this site, including Penobscot County, ME and Kennebec County, ME. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.