Camden County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

Camden County, MO: USDA's soil survey rates 59.2% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.74% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Camden County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Camden County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Camden County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Camden County, MO rating "Moderate", 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.

Camden County's rank among Missouri counties

Nationally, Camden County, MO is the 703-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 63 of 114. Camden County, MO is 656 square miles with a population of 44,135.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Emanuel County, GA and Spencer County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

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