Meeker County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Meeker County, MN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Meeker County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 61.4% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.99% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Meeker County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Meeker County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Meeker County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Meeker County, MN 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Meeker County, MN is the 1,201-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 39 of 87. Meeker County, MN is 608 square miles with a population of 23,491.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coryell County, TX and Snohomish County, WA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

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