Kidder County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Kidder County, ND

Low

Soil across 51.1% of Kidder County, ND comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.37% 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 Kidder County, ND - 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 Kidder County will actually do.

Kidder County: the real numbers

Kidder 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Kidder County, ND ranks 1,674 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 53 within North Dakota. The county spans 1,351 square miles, home to 2,371 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Texas County, OK and Penobscot County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in North Dakota

Every county in North Dakota is on this site, including Pierce County, ND and Slope County, ND. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.