Perry County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Perry County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Perry County, AR, 68.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.53% 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

Perry 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 Perry County will actually do.

Budgeting for Perry County, AR

Perry 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, Perry County, AR ranks 825 most-constrained nationally, and 29 of 75 within Arkansas. Perry County, AR is 551 square miles with a population of 10,251.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Palo Pinto County, TX and Baldwin County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

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