Midland County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Midland County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Midland County, MI, 86% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.19% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Midland 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 Midland County will actually do.

Budgeting for Midland County, MI

Midland 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.

How Midland County, MI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Midland County, MI ranks 2,774 most-constrained nationally, and 53 of 83 within Michigan. The county spans 518 square miles, home to 84,022 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. McKenzie County, ND and Albany County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

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