Daniels County, MT Shrink-Swell Risk

Daniels County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Daniels County, MT, 59.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.23% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Daniels 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 Daniels County.

Budgeting for Daniels County, MT

Daniels 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, Daniels County, MT ranks 1,029 most-constrained nationally, and 33 of 54 within Montana. Daniels County covers 1,426 square miles and counts 1,625 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cobb County, GA and Woodford County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Montana

Every county in Montana is on this site, including Garfield County, MT and Fallon County, MT. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.