Musselshell County, MT Shrink-Swell Risk

Musselshell County, MT's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Musselshell County, MT: USDA's soil survey rates 42.5% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.96% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Musselshell County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Musselshell County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Musselshell County, MT rating "Moderate", 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 Musselshell County, MT compares

Nationally, Musselshell County, MT is the 594-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Montana alone it ranks 19 of 54. Musselshell County, MT is 1,869 square miles with a population of 5,452.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cedar County, IA and Carroll County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Montana

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