Worth County, MO Shrink-Swell Risk

Worth County, MO's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Worth County, MO: USDA's soil survey rates 66% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (5.2% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Worth County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Worth County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Worth County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Worth County, MO rating "Moderate", 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.

Worth County's rank among Missouri counties

Nationally, Worth County, MO is the 256-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Missouri alone it ranks 33 of 114. Worth County covers 267 square miles and counts 1,872 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dade County, MO and Kimble County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Missouri

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