Yellow Medicine County, MN Shrink-Swell Risk

Yellow Medicine County, MN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Yellow Medicine County, MN: USDA's soil survey rates 68.5% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.12% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Yellow Medicine County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County, MN rating "Moderate", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Yellow Medicine County, MN is the 1,104-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Minnesota alone it ranks 31 of 87. Yellow Medicine County, MN is 759 square miles with a population of 9,373.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clay County, IL and Orange County, VT are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Minnesota

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