Schoolcraft County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk

Schoolcraft County, MI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Schoolcraft County, MI: USDA's soil survey rates 99.9% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.13% 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 Schoolcraft County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Schoolcraft County, MI 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.

How Schoolcraft County, MI compares

Nationally, Schoolcraft County, MI is the 3,084-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Michigan alone it ranks 83 of 83. The county spans 1,172 square miles, home to 8,178 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Webster County, MO and Sherman County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Michigan

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