Barnes County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Barnes County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Barnes County, ND, 67.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.02% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Barnes County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Barnes County, ND

Barnes 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, Barnes County, ND ranks 1,189 most-constrained nationally, and 34 of 53 within North Dakota. The county spans 1,492 square miles, home to 10,798 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Holmes County, MS and Gladwin County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

Every county in North Dakota is on this site, including Richland County, ND and Kidder County, ND. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.