Pine County, MN Septic Rating

Pine County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Pine County, MN at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 66.3% of the county's soil. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; that share is already USDA's strictest bucket, not a lesser constraint layered on top. The county spans 1,411 square miles, home to 30,319 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Nothing about Pine County, MN's SSURGO figure applies to a specific address - it's a county-wide average. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Pine County: conventional vs. engineered cost

66.3% of Pine County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. 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.

How Pine County, MN compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Pine County, MN ranks 2,578 most-constrained nationally, and 85 of 86 within Minnesota.

Before you act on this

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