Jasper County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Jasper County, MS

Moderate

Soil across 65.7% of Jasper County, MS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.75% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Jasper County, MS - 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).

Jasper County: the real numbers

Jasper 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 Jasper County, MS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jasper County, MS ranks 700 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 82 within Mississippi. Jasper County, MS is 676 square miles with a population of 15,799.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Franklin County, NC and Norman County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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