Cheboygan County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Cheboygan County, MI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Cheboygan County, MI: USDA's soil survey rates 93.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.48% 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 Cheboygan County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Cheboygan County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Cheboygan County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Cheboygan County, MI 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Cheboygan County, MI is the 2,538-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Michigan alone it ranks 36 of 83. The county spans 715 square miles, home to 25,964 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Polk County, NE and Yancey County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Michigan

Every county in Michigan is on this site, including Houghton County, MI and Monroe County, MI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.