Emmons County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Emmons County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Emmons County, ND, 58.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.83% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Emmons 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 Emmons County.

Budgeting for Emmons County, ND

Emmons 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, Emmons County, ND ranks 1,328 most-constrained nationally, and 41 of 53 within North Dakota. Emmons County covers 1,508 square miles and counts 3,209 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Costilla County, CO and Monroe County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

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