Marquette County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Marquette County, WI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Marquette County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 93.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.13% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What Marquette County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Marquette County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Marquette County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Marquette County, WI rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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 Marquette County, WI compares

Nationally, Marquette County, WI is the 2,824-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 52 of 72. Marquette County covers 456 square miles and counts 15,743 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Taylor County, WI and Webster County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

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