Baldwin County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Baldwin County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Baldwin County, GA, 77.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.34% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Baldwin County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Baldwin County will actually do.

Budgeting for Baldwin County, GA

Baldwin County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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.

Baldwin County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Baldwin County, GA ranks 1,695 most-constrained nationally, and 10 of 159 within Georgia. Baldwin County covers 259 square miles and counts 43,644 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lafayette County, FL and Noble County, OH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

Every county in Georgia is on this site, including Bibb County, GA and Burke County, GA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.