Hubbard County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Hubbard County, MN

Low

Soil across 97.5% of Hubbard County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.23% 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 Hubbard County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Hubbard County: the real numbers

Hubbard 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 Hubbard County, MN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Hubbard County, MN ranks 2,750 most-constrained nationally, and 81 of 87 within Minnesota. Hubbard County covers 926 square miles and counts 22,050 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Menard County, TX and Nye County, NV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Kandiyohi County, MN and Faribault County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.