Douglas County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Douglas County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 72.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.71% 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 Douglas County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Douglas 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 Douglas County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Douglas 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Douglas County, MN is the 1,400-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 49 of 87. The county spans 637 square miles, home to 39,933 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Kane County, IL and Park County, CO are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

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