Pike County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Pike County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pike County, MS, 95.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.34% 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

Pike 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 Pike County will actually do.

Budgeting for Pike County, MS

Pike 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.

Pike County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pike County, MS ranks 2,668 most-constrained nationally, and 78 of 82 within Mississippi. Pike County covers 409 square miles and counts 38,980 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jones County, SD and Texas County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

Every county in Mississippi is on this site, including Tallahatchie County, MS and Forrest County, MS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.