Divide County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Divide County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Divide County, ND, 79.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.58% linear extensibility on average. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

Before you rely on this for one address

Divide County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Divide County will actually do.

Budgeting for Divide County, ND

Divide 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 Divide County, ND compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Divide County, ND ranks 795 most-constrained nationally, and 10 of 53 within North Dakota. The county spans 1,261 square miles, home to 2,124 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Alpine County, CA and Grayson County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

Every county in North Dakota is on this site, including LaMoure County, ND and Burleigh County, ND. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.