Eaton County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Eaton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Eaton County, MI, 91.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.85% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Eaton 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 Eaton County.

Budgeting for Eaton County, MI

Eaton 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.

Eaton County's rank among Michigan counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Eaton County, MI ranks 2,118 most-constrained nationally, and 21 of 83 within Michigan. The county spans 575 square miles, home to 109,494 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lafayette County, AR and Marion County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

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