Green County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Green County, WI

Moderate

Soil across 51.2% of Green County, WI comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.07% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Green County, WI - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Green County.

Green County: the real numbers

Green 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.

How Green County, WI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Green County, WI ranks 1,142 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 72 within Wisconsin. The county spans 584 square miles, home to 37,183 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Osage County, MO and Lincoln County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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