Murray County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Murray County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Murray County, MN, 50.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.42% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Murray 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 Murray County.

Budgeting for Murray County, MN

Murray 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 Murray County, MN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Murray County, MN ranks 900 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 87 within Minnesota. Murray County covers 705 square miles and counts 8,044 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Claiborne County, TN and Union County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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