Dodge County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Dodge County, MN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Dodge County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 61.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.96% 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 Dodge County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Dodge County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Dodge County, MN 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.

Dodge County's rank among Minnesota counties

Nationally, Dodge County, MN is the 1,224-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 40 of 87. The county spans 439 square miles, home to 21,242 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jackson County, KY and Tulare County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Chippewa County, MN and Cook County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.