Genesee County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

What Genesee County, MI's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Genesee County, MI's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.67% across 90.8% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Genesee County, MI at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Genesee County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Genesee County, MI 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.

How Genesee County, MI compares

Nationally, Genesee County, MI is the 2,308-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Michigan alone it ranks 29 of 83. Genesee County covers 637 square miles and counts 402,279 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, OK and Presque Isle County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Michigan

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