Bollinger County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

What Bollinger County, MO's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Bollinger County, MO's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.94% across 87.5% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Bollinger County, MO at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Bollinger County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Bollinger 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.

How Bollinger County, MO compares

Nationally, Bollinger County, MO is the 2,042-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 98 of 114. Bollinger County, MO is 618 square miles with a population of 10,610.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coconino County, AZ and Penobscot County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

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