Claiborne Parish, LA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Claiborne Parish, LA

Low

Soil across 61.3% of Claiborne Parish, LA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.87% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Claiborne Parish, LA - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Claiborne Parish: the real numbers

Claiborne Parish'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 Parish's rank among Louisiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Claiborne Parish, LA ranks 1,292 most-constrained nationally, and 53 of 64 within Louisiana. Claiborne Parish, LA is 755 square miles with a population of 13,537.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Mayes County, OK and Colquitt County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Louisiana

Every county in Louisiana is on this site, including Ascension Parish, LA and Franklin Parish, LA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.