Newton County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Newton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Newton County, MO, 94.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.3% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Newton 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 Newton County, MO

Newton 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.

Newton County's rank among Missouri counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Newton County, MO ranks 2,697 most-constrained nationally, and 111 of 114 within Missouri. Newton County, MO is 625 square miles with a population of 61,519.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hancock County, WV and Natchitoches Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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