Mayes County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Mayes County, OK

Low

Soil across 54.9% of Mayes County, OK comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.87% 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 Mayes County, OK - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Mayes County.

Mayes County: the real numbers

Mayes 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Mayes County, OK ranks 1,284 most-constrained nationally, and 57 of 77 within Oklahoma. Mayes County, OK is 655 square miles with a population of 40,144.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Columbia County, PA and Glacier County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Grant County, OK and Blaine County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.