Montmorency County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk
Montmorency County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In Montmorency County, MI, 89.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.41% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
Before you rely on this for one address
Montmorency 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 Montmorency County will actually do.
Budgeting for Montmorency County, MI
Montmorency 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 Montmorency County, MI compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Montmorency County, MI ranks 2,615 most-constrained nationally, and 44 of 83 within Michigan. The county spans 547 square miles, home to 9,828 people.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Caswell County, NC and Deuel County, NE are worth a look for comparison.
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