Kewaunee County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Kewaunee County, WI

Low

Soil across 66% of Kewaunee County, WI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.54% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Kewaunee County, WI - 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).

Kewaunee County: the real numbers

Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee County, WI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kewaunee County, WI ranks 1,526 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 72 within Wisconsin. Kewaunee County, WI is 342 square miles with a population of 20,751.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Union County, AR and Elk County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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