Taylor County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Taylor County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Taylor County, WI, 98.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.22% 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

Taylor County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Taylor County.

Budgeting for Taylor County, WI

Taylor 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.

Taylor County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Taylor County, WI ranks 2,759 most-constrained nationally, and 49 of 72 within Wisconsin. Taylor County covers 975 square miles and counts 20,167 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ransom County, ND and Jefferson County, CO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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