Septic soil in Prentiss County, MS, by the numbers

Very limited

In Prentiss County, MS, 90.3% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 90.3% of Prentiss County's land. Prentiss County covers 414.985 square miles and counts 25,489 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Prentiss County, MS - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Prentiss County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Prentiss County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

Prentiss County's rank among Mississippi counties

Nationally, Prentiss County, MS is the 1,234-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Mississippi alone it ranks 49 of 82.

Further reading

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems