Beltrami County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Beltrami County, MN

Low

Soil across 86.5% of Beltrami County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.49% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Beltrami County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Beltrami County.

Beltrami County: the real numbers

Beltrami 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, Beltrami County, MN ranks 2,519 most-constrained nationally, and 75 of 87 within Minnesota. Beltrami County covers 2,505 square miles and counts 46,762 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Charles Mix County, SD and Canyon County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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