Claiborne County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Claiborne County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Claiborne County, MS, 95.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.67% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Claiborne County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Claiborne County will actually do.

Budgeting for Claiborne County, MS

Claiborne County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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.

Claiborne County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Claiborne County, MS ranks 2,316 most-constrained nationally, and 65 of 82 within Mississippi. The county spans 487 square miles, home to 8,122 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montgomery County, OH and Ogemaw County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

Every county in Mississippi is on this site, including Carroll County, MS and Pearl River County, MS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.