Rankin County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Rankin County, MS

Low

Soil across 72.7% of Rankin County, MS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.35% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Rankin County, MS - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Rankin County: the real numbers

Rankin 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.

How Rankin County, MS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Rankin County, MS ranks 1,683 most-constrained nationally, and 37 of 82 within Mississippi. Rankin County, MS is 776 square miles with a population of 160,573.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Henry County, AL and Cleveland County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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