Waupaca County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Waupaca County, WI's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Waupaca County, WI: USDA's soil survey rates 94.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.27% 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 Waupaca County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Waupaca County, WI 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 Waupaca County, WI compares

Nationally, Waupaca County, WI is the 2,725-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Wisconsin alone it ranks 47 of 72. Waupaca County covers 748 square miles and counts 51,171 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Thurston County, WA and Monroe County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Wisconsin

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