Mower County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Mower County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Mower County, MN, 53% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.04% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Mower County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Mower County.

Budgeting for Mower County, MN

Mower 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Mower County, MN ranks 1,166 most-constrained nationally, and 36 of 87 within Minnesota. Mower County covers 711 square miles and counts 40,900 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Shawano County, WI and Le Flore County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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