Monroe County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

What Monroe County, WI's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Monroe County, WI's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.74% across 90.9% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Monroe County, WI at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Monroe County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Monroe 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 Monroe County, WI compares

Nationally, Monroe County, WI is the 2,229-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 37 of 72. The county spans 901 square miles, home to 46,370 people.

See how another county compares

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

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More of Wisconsin

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