Shawano County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shawano County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Shawano County, WI, 92.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.15% 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

Shawano County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Shawano County, WI

Shawano 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.

Shawano County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Shawano County, WI ranks 2,800 most-constrained nationally, and 50 of 72 within Wisconsin. The county spans 893 square miles, home to 41,299 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pike County, IL and Lemhi County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

Every county in Wisconsin is on this site, including Juneau County, WI and Kenosha County, WI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.