Monroe County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Monroe County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Monroe County, AR, 44.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.94% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Monroe County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Monroe County, AR

Monroe 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.

Monroe County's rank among Arkansas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Monroe County, AR ranks 138 most-constrained nationally, and 6 of 75 within Arkansas. The county spans 607 square miles, home to 6,415 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Adair County, OK and Crawford County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including Dallas County, AR and Clay County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.