Meade County, SD Shrink-Swell Risk

Meade County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Meade County, SD, 37.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.63% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Meade County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Meade County will actually do.

Budgeting for Meade County, SD

Meade 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, Meade County, SD ranks 197 most-constrained nationally, and 16 of 66 within South Dakota. Meade County, SD is 3,471 square miles with a population of 30,918.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Montgomery County, AL and Putnam County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in South Dakota

Every county in South Dakota is on this site, including Jackson County, SD and Moody County, SD. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.