Moniteau County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

What Moniteau County, MO's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Moniteau County, MO's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.4% across 50.1% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Moniteau County, MO at once, not any single address. 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 Moniteau County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Moniteau County, MO rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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

Nationally, Moniteau County, MO is the 907-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 67 of 114. Moniteau County, MO is 415 square miles with a population of 15,294.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Clare County, MI and Emmet County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

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