Lawrence County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lawrence County, MO

Low

Soil across 93.4% of Lawrence County, MO comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.81% 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 Lawrence County, MO - 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).

Lawrence County: the real numbers

Lawrence 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.

Lawrence County's rank among Missouri counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lawrence County, MO ranks 2,159 most-constrained nationally, and 101 of 114 within Missouri. The county spans 612 square miles, home to 39,151 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Washington County, WI and Atascosa County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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