Lincoln County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lincoln County, MS

Low

Soil across 82.7% of Lincoln County, MS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.84% 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 Lincoln 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).

Lincoln County: the real numbers

Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lincoln County, MS ranks 2,129 most-constrained nationally, and 54 of 82 within Mississippi. Lincoln County, MS is 586 square miles with a population of 34,956.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Poweshiek County, IA and Pike County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

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