Crawford County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Crawford County, MI: USDA's soil survey rates 98.7% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.75% 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 Crawford County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Crawford County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Crawford County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Crawford 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.

Crawford County's rank among Michigan counties

Nationally, Crawford County, MI is the 3,006-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Michigan alone it ranks 71 of 83. Crawford County covers 556 square miles and counts 13,599 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Custer County, ID and Maries County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Michigan

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