Wexford County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Wexford County, MI: USDA's soil survey calls 97.9% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 97.9% of Wexford County's land. The county spans 564.924 square miles, home to 34,460 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wexford County, MI - never a reading for one specific parcel. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Wexford County: conventional vs. engineered cost

97.9% of Wexford 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 Wexford County, MI compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Wexford County, MI ranks 264 most-constrained nationally, and 7 of 83 within Michigan.

Further reading

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