Clark County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Clark County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Clark County, WI, 92.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.63% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Clark 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 Clark County.

Budgeting for Clark County, WI

Clark 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.

Clark County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Clark County, WI ranks 2,350 most-constrained nationally, and 40 of 72 within Wisconsin. Clark County, WI is 1,210 square miles with a population of 34,801.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Centre County, PA and Atchison County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Calumet County, WI and Ashland County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.