Henry County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

What Henry County, MO's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Henry County, MO's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.57% across 53.9% of the county's surveyed land. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Henry County, MO at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Henry County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Henry 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.

How Henry County, MO compares

Nationally, Henry County, MO is the 798-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 65 of 114. The county spans 697 square miles, home to 22,575 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. McHenry County, IL and Huntingdon County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

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