Clay County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Clay County, AR's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Clay County, AR: USDA's soil survey rates 65.3% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (4.01% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Clay County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Clay County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Clay County, AR 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Clay County, AR is the 560-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Arkansas alone it ranks 22 of 75. Clay County covers 639 square miles and counts 14,112 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lowndes County, GA and Ashland County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

More of Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Mississippi County, AR and Ashley County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.