Barron County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

What Barron County, WI's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Barron County, WI's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.24% across 93.6% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Barron County, WI at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Barron County, WI rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Barron County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Nationally, Barron County, WI is the 2,741-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 48 of 72. The county spans 863 square miles, home to 46,810 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Osage County, OK and McMinn County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Shawano County, WI and Menominee County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.