Stevens County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Stevens County, MN

Moderate

Soil across 59.3% of Stevens County, MN comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 4.15% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Stevens County, MN - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Stevens County.

Stevens County: the real numbers

Stevens 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Stevens County, MN ranks 503 most-constrained nationally, and 4 of 87 within Minnesota. Stevens County covers 564 square miles and counts 9,819 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Daggett County, UT and Johnson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Minnesota

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