Piscataquis County, ME Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Piscataquis County, ME

Low

Soil across 100% of Piscataquis County, ME comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.02% 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 Piscataquis County, ME - 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 Piscataquis County will actually do.

Piscataquis County: the real numbers

Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County, ME compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Piscataquis County, ME ranks 2,889 most-constrained nationally, and 10 of 16 within Maine. Piscataquis County, ME is 3,961 square miles with a population of 17,432.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Knox County, IN and Castro County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Maine

Every county in Maine is on this site, including Franklin County, ME and Cumberland County, ME. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.