Morrison County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Morrison County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 99.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.23% 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 Morrison County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Morrison County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Morrison County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Morrison 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.

Morrison County's rank among Minnesota counties

Nationally, Morrison County, MN is the 2,749-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 80 of 87. Morrison County covers 1,125 square miles and counts 34,520 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Carbon County, UT and Washington County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

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