Forest County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Forest County, WI

Low

Soil across 100% of Forest County, WI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.85% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Forest County, WI - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Forest County will actually do.

Forest County: the real numbers

Forest 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, Forest County, WI ranks 2,965 most-constrained nationally, and 67 of 72 within Wisconsin. The county spans 1,014 square miles, home to 9,506 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. San Juan County, NM and Carter County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including St. Croix County, WI and Taylor County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.