Dent County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Dent County, MO

Low

Soil across 99.5% of Dent County, MO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.02% 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 Dent County, MO - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Dent County.

Dent County: the real numbers

Dent 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.

How Dent County, MO compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Dent County, MO ranks 2,890 most-constrained nationally, and 114 of 114 within Missouri. Dent County, MO is 753 square miles with a population of 14,721.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cumberland County, KY and Ida County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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