Barry County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Barry County, MO's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Barry County, MO: USDA's soil survey rates 90.5% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.66% linear extensibility). That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

What Barry County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Barry County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Barry County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Barry County, MO 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.

Barry County's rank among Missouri counties

Nationally, Barry County, MO is the 2,326-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 104 of 114. Barry County, MO is 778 square miles with a population of 35,618.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montcalm County, MI and Hopkins County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

Every county in Missouri is on this site, including Iron County, MO and Vernon County, MO. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.