Vilas County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Vilas County, WI

Low

Soil across 100% of Vilas County, WI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.78% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Vilas County, WI - 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 Vilas County.

Vilas County: the real numbers

Vilas 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.

How Vilas County, WI compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Vilas County, WI ranks 2,996 most-constrained nationally, and 70 of 72 within Wisconsin. Vilas County covers 858 square miles and counts 23,948 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Warren County, NJ and Adair County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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