Chippewa County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Chippewa County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Chippewa County, MI, 78.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.7% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Chippewa County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Chippewa County.

Budgeting for Chippewa County, MI

Chippewa 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.

Chippewa County's rank among Michigan counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Chippewa County, MI ranks 2,280 most-constrained nationally, and 27 of 83 within Michigan. Chippewa County, MI is 1,559 square miles with a population of 36,253.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coles County, IL and Custer County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

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