Pulaski County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

Pulaski County, MO: USDA's soil survey calls 89.7% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. That reading means a conventional system is a poor bet here - 89.7% of Pulaski County lands in the strictest "very limited" bucket USDA uses. For scale: 547.113 square miles and 53,964 people call Pulaski County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

USDA's survey covers the whole of Pulaski County, MO at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Pulaski County, MO

Pulaski County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

Pulaski County's rank among Missouri counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Pulaski County, MO ranks 1,301 most-constrained nationally, and 80 of 114 within Missouri.

Before you act on this

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