Freeborn County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

Freeborn County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 51.5% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.37% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Freeborn County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Freeborn County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Freeborn County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Freeborn County, MN rating "Moderate", 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.

Freeborn County's rank among Minnesota counties

Nationally, Freeborn County, MN is the 929-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 21 of 87. Freeborn County, MN is 707 square miles with a population of 30,314.

For contrast

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

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More of Minnesota

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