Chisago County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Chisago County, MN

Low

Soil across 98.1% of Chisago County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.87% 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 Chisago 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 Chisago County.

Chisago County: the real numbers

Chisago 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.

How Chisago County, MN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Chisago County, MN ranks 2,105 most-constrained nationally, and 64 of 87 within Minnesota. Chisago County, MN is 415 square miles with a population of 59,105.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pike County, GA and Washoe County, NV 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.