Stone County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Stone County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Stone County, MS, 88.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.71% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

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. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Stone County, MS

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.

Stone County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Stone County, MS ranks 2,273 most-constrained nationally, and 62 of 82 within Mississippi. Stone County, MS is 445 square miles with a population of 19,569.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dakota County, MN and Crow Wing County, MN are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

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