Pulaski County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Pulaski County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Pulaski County, MO, 89.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.02% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Pulaski 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 Pulaski County will actually do.

Budgeting for Pulaski County, MO

Pulaski 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.

Pulaski County's rank among Missouri counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pulaski County, MO ranks 1,962 most-constrained nationally, and 95 of 114 within Missouri. Pulaski County, MO is 547 square miles with a population of 53,964.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Garrett County, MD and Catron County, NM are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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