Oconto County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Oconto County, WI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Oconto County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 98.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.96% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Oconto County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Oconto 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 Oconto County, WI 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.

Oconto County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Nationally, Oconto County, WI is the 2,912-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 63 of 72. Oconto County covers 997 square miles and counts 40,037 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Archuleta County, CO and Stoddard County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Buffalo County, WI and Dunn County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.