Wilkin County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wilkin County, MN

Moderate

Soil across 52.4% of Wilkin County, MN comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.53% linear extensibility. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wilkin County, MN - 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).

Wilkin County: the real numbers

Wilkin 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 Wilkin County, MN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wilkin County, MN ranks 827 most-constrained nationally, and 17 of 87 within Minnesota. Wilkin County, MN is 751 square miles with a population of 6,268.

See how another county compares

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

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