Stone County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Stone County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Stone County, MO, 81.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.65% 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

Stone 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 Stone County will actually do.

Budgeting for Stone County, MO

Stone 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, Stone County, MO ranks 2,335 most-constrained nationally, and 105 of 114 within Missouri. The county spans 464 square miles, home to 32,630 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Platte County, WY and Montgomery County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Missouri

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