Wood County, WI Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wood County, WI

Low

Soil across 94.9% of Wood County, WI comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.43% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

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

Wood County: the real numbers

Wood 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.

Wood County's rank among Wisconsin counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wood County, WI ranks 2,583 most-constrained nationally, and 45 of 72 within Wisconsin. Wood County covers 793 square miles and counts 73,943 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Stephenson County, IL and Walla Walla County, WA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Wisconsin

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