Pope County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Pope County, MN

Low

Soil across 84.4% of Pope County, MN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.27% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Pope County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Pope County: the real numbers

Pope 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.

Pope County's rank among Minnesota counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pope County, MN ranks 1,743 most-constrained nationally, and 56 of 87 within Minnesota. The county spans 675 square miles, home to 11,495 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montgomery County, GA and Maury County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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