Presque Isle County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Presque Isle County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Presque Isle County, MI, 97% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.44% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Presque Isle County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Presque Isle County will actually do.

Budgeting for Presque Isle County, MI

Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle County, MI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Presque Isle County, MI ranks 2,577 most-constrained nationally, and 41 of 83 within Michigan. Presque Isle County covers 659 square miles and counts 13,230 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Preston County, WV and Throckmorton County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Michigan

Every county in Michigan is on this site, including Oscoda County, MI and Grand Traverse County, MI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.