Jackson County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Jackson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Jackson County, WI, 96.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.15% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Jackson County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Jackson County, WI

Jackson 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 Jackson County, WI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jackson County, WI ranks 2,801 most-constrained nationally, and 51 of 72 within Wisconsin. The county spans 988 square miles, home to 21,027 people.

For contrast

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

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Kenosha County, WI and Vernon County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.