Juneau County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Juneau County, WI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Juneau County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 94.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.07% linear extensibility). 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.

What Juneau County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Juneau County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Juneau County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Juneau County, WI 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Juneau County, WI is the 2,862-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 54 of 72. Juneau County covers 767 square miles and counts 26,590 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Posey County, IN and Clay County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

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