Wright County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Wright County, MN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Wright County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 66.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.95% 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 Wright County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Wright County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Wright County, MN 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.

Wright County's rank among Minnesota counties

Nationally, Wright County, MN is the 1,227-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 41 of 87. The county spans 661 square miles, home to 154,593 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Martin County, FL and McMinn County, TN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

Every county in Minnesota is on this site, including Benton County, MN and Hubbard County, MN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.