Lauderdale County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lauderdale County, MS

Low

Soil across 59% of Lauderdale County, MS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.19% 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 Lauderdale County, MS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Lauderdale County will actually do.

Lauderdale County: the real numbers

Lauderdale 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.

Lauderdale County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lauderdale County, MS ranks 1,812 most-constrained nationally, and 42 of 82 within Mississippi. Lauderdale County, MS is 704 square miles with a population of 70,588.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Vanderburgh County, IN and Lee County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

Every county in Mississippi is on this site, including Walthall County, MS and Covington County, MS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.