Outagamie County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Outagamie County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 74% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.52% 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 Outagamie County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Outagamie County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Outagamie County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Outagamie 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.

Outagamie County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Nationally, Outagamie County, WI is the 1,540-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 21 of 72. Outagamie County covers 638 square miles and counts 195,390 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Essex County, NJ and Decatur County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

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