Tippah County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk
Tippah County, MS's soil, for shrink-swell risk
Low
Tippah County, MS: USDA's soil survey rates 78.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.41% linear extensibility). Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.
What Tippah County's reading doesn't cover
Two lots a mile apart in Tippah County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Tippah County.
What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it
With Tippah County, MS rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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 Tippah County, MS compares
Nationally, Tippah County, MS is the 1,635-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Mississippi alone it ranks 36 of 82. Tippah County, MS is 458 square miles with a population of 21,423.
Before you act on this
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Elbert County, CO and Adams County, IA are worth a look for comparison.
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More of Mississippi
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