Scott County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Scott County, MS

Moderate

Soil across 56.6% of Scott County, MS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.84% linear extensibility. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Scott County, MS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Scott County.

Scott County: the real numbers

Scott 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 Scott County, MS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Scott County, MS ranks 652 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 82 within Mississippi. Scott County covers 609 square miles and counts 27,666 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Olmsted County, MN and Gilpin County, CO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

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