Kenosha County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Kenosha County, WI

Moderate

Soil across 44.2% of Kenosha County, WI comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.49% linear extensibility. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Kenosha County, WI - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Kenosha County will actually do.

Kenosha County: the real numbers

Kenosha 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 Kenosha County, WI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kenosha County, WI ranks 850 most-constrained nationally, and 6 of 72 within Wisconsin. Kenosha County covers 272 square miles and counts 168,754 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Effingham County, GA and Ozark County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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