McIntosh County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

McIntosh County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In McIntosh County, ND, 64.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.1% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

McIntosh County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in McIntosh County will actually do.

Budgeting for McIntosh County, ND

McIntosh 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, McIntosh County, ND ranks 1,122 most-constrained nationally, and 29 of 53 within North Dakota. McIntosh County, ND is 975 square miles with a population of 2,461.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. El Dorado County, CA and Sussex County, NJ are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

Elsewhere in North Dakota

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