Pine County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Pine County, MN

Low

Soil across 90.2% of Pine County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.7% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Pine County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Pine County will actually do.

Pine County: the real numbers

Pine 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 Pine County, MN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pine County, MN ranks 2,281 most-constrained nationally, and 68 of 87 within Minnesota. Pine County covers 1,411 square miles and counts 30,319 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Northampton County, PA and Panola County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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