Menominee County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Menominee County, MI

Low

Soil across 99.6% of Menominee County, MI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.11% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Menominee County, MI - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Menominee County will actually do.

Menominee County: the real numbers

Menominee 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.

Menominee County's rank among Michigan counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Menominee County, MI ranks 2,834 most-constrained nationally, and 60 of 83 within Michigan. Menominee County covers 1,044 square miles and counts 23,050 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Loudoun County, VA and York County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

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