Swift County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Swift County, MN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Swift County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 60.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.54% 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 Swift County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Swift 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 Swift County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Swift County, MN 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 Swift County, MN compares

Nationally, Swift County, MN is the 1,531-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 53 of 87. The county spans 742 square miles, home to 9,666 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Madison County, TN and Gosper County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Rice County, MN and Nicollet County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.