Septic suitability in Lake of the Woods County, MN

Very limited

Lake of the Woods County, MN: USDA's soil survey calls 70.1% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. Practically, that rules out a simple gravity system for most of the county - 70.1% of it sits in USDA's most-constrained bucket. For scale: 1,297.653 square miles and 3,797 people call Lake of the Woods County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

Nothing about Lake of the Woods County, MN's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Lake of the Woods County, MN

Lake of the Woods County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

Lake of the Woods County's rank among Minnesota counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Lake of the Woods County, MN ranks 2,456 most-constrained nationally, and 83 of 86 within Minnesota.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems