Lake of the Woods County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Lake of the Woods County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Lake of the Woods County, MN, 86% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.8% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods County, MN

Lake of the Woods 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.

Lake of the Woods County's rank among Minnesota counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lake of the Woods County, MN ranks 2,175 most-constrained nationally, and 66 of 87 within Minnesota. Lake of the Woods County covers 1,298 square miles and counts 3,797 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rush County, KS and Sumner County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Watonwan County, MN and Wabasha County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.