THE DIRTBID REGIONAL MODEL · MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Sitework Costs, Region by Region

Sitework in Mississippi on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as the rest of DirtBid: 5 cost regions and 82 counties, each with a soil-risk rating from USDA and USGS data. Memphis Metro (Mississippi side) runs highest at 0.89×; Rest of Mississippi lowest at 0.82×.

Mississippi multipliers and county ratings are planning-level: built from federal price and soil data, and not yet checked against local bids or a local estimator.

Cost regions
5
Counties in the model
82
Richmond Metro baseline
1.00×

Rest of Mississippi

0.82×Cost multiplier

Dominant ground: Smithdale, Providence, Ora

62 counties in this region. 41 of 62 rate high for water table. 40 of 62 rate high for dewatering. USGS maps karst-prone rock across much of 10 of the 62. Highest risk score: Bolivar County (6 of 10).

Counties: Adams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Bolivar County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Clay County, Coahoma County, Covington County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Grenada County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lafayette County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Lee County, Leflore County, Lincoln County, Lowndes County, Marion County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Oktibbeha County, Panola County, Pearl River County, Pike County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Quitman County, Sharkey County, Smith County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Union County, Walthall County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County, Yalobusha County

Jackson Metro

0.84×Cost multiplier

Dominant ground: Loring, Smithdale, Providence

8 counties in this region. 4 of 8 rate high for water table. 4 of 8 rate high for dewatering. Highest risk score: Hinds County (5 of 10).

Counties: Copiah County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Madison County, Rankin County, Scott County, Simpson County, Yazoo County

Gulfport Metro

0.86×Cost multiplier

Dominant ground: Poarch, Smithton, Benndale

4 counties in this region. 3 of 4 rate high for water table. 3 of 4 rate high for dewatering. Highest risk score: Hancock County (7 of 10).

Counties: Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County, Stone County

Memphis Metro (Mississippi side)

0.89×Cost multiplier

Dominant ground: Providence, Loring, Collins

5 counties in this region. 1 of 5 rate high for shrink-swell clay. 1 of 5 rate high for water table. Highest risk score: Tunica County (6 of 10).

Counties: Benton County, DeSoto County, Marshall County, Tate County, Tunica County

Hattiesburg Metro

0.83×Cost multiplier

Dominant ground: McLaurin, Benndale, Heidel

3 counties in this region. 1 of 3 rate high for water table. Highest risk score: Perry County (5 of 10).

Counties: Forrest County, Lamar County, Perry County

FAQ

Mississippi Cost Questions

Which soil problems drive sitework cost in Mississippi?

From USDA soil survey data, the most common across the state: water table (50 of 82 counties rate high), dewatering (48 of 82 counties rate high), shrink-swell clay (15 of 82 counties rate high). A parcel can differ from its county, so read the survey for your exact site.

Where do the Mississippi multipliers come from?

From the Commerce Department's Regional Price Parities, on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as Virginia. Across 29 reviewed regions that method missed by about 0.03 on average. They have not been checked against executed bids in Mississippi, so use them for planning, not a final bid.

How reliable are the Mississippi county ratings?

They are screening ratings from federal soil and geology data, not a local estimator's review and not a geotechnical report. Tested against 511 reviewed counties, they land within one level most of the time, and exact matches are less common. Get borings before you price a real site.

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