Wexford County, MI Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in Wexford County, MI
Low
Soil across 97% of Wexford County, MI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.93% 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 Wexford County, MI - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).
Wexford County: the real numbers
Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wexford County, MI ranks 2,933 most-constrained nationally, and 68 of 83 within Michigan. The county spans 565 square miles, home to 34,460 people.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. DeKalb County, TN and Davis County, IA are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Michigan
Every county in Michigan is on this site, including Delta County, MI and Tuscola County, MI. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.