Golden Valley County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Golden Valley County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Golden Valley County, ND, 88.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.34% 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

Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County.

Budgeting for Golden Valley County, ND

Golden Valley 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.

Golden Valley County's rank among North Dakota counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Golden Valley County, ND ranks 1,700 most-constrained nationally, and 47 of 53 within North Dakota. Golden Valley County covers 1,001 square miles and counts 1,795 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jefferson County, NE and Rock County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

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