Sheridan County, ND Shrink-Swell Risk

What Sheridan County, ND's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Sheridan County, ND's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.97% across 53.5% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Sheridan County, ND at once, not any single address. 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 Sheridan County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Sheridan County, ND 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 Sheridan County, ND compares

Nationally, Sheridan County, ND is the 1,217-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within North Dakota alone it ranks 36 of 53. Sheridan County, ND is 972 square miles with a population of 1,268.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Delaware County, OK and Boone County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of North Dakota

Every county in North Dakota is on this site, including Eddy County, ND and McLean County, ND. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.