Clinton County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Clinton County, MI

Low

Soil across 83.5% of Clinton County, MI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Clinton County, MI - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Clinton County: the real numbers

Clinton 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Clinton County, MI ranks 1,981 most-constrained nationally, and 14 of 83 within Michigan. The county spans 567 square miles, home to 80,050 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Webster County, IA and Van Buren County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

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