Luce County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Luce County, MI

Low

Soil across 97.4% of Luce County, MI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.32% 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 Luce County, MI - 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).

Luce County: the real numbers

Luce 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.

Luce County's rank among Michigan counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Luce County, MI ranks 3,068 most-constrained nationally, and 80 of 83 within Michigan. Luce County covers 899 square miles and counts 6,328 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Brown County, WI and Lee County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

Every county in Michigan is on this site, including Iron County, MI and Ogemaw County, MI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.