Winston County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Winston County, MS's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Winston County, MS: USDA's soil survey rates 72.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.25% 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 Winston County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Winston 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 Winston County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Winston 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.

Winston County's rank among Mississippi counties

Nationally, Winston County, MS is the 1,760-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Mississippi alone it ranks 40 of 82. Winston County, MS is 607 square miles with a population of 17,418.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln Parish, LA and Union County, IN are worth a look for comparison.

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