Brown County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Brown County, MN

Low

Soil across 57.3% of Brown County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.87% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Brown County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Brown County will actually do.

Brown County: the real numbers

Brown 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.

Brown County's rank among Minnesota counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Brown County, MN ranks 1,286 most-constrained nationally, and 44 of 87 within Minnesota. Brown County covers 611 square miles and counts 25,710 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Boone County, AR and Noble County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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