Ben Hill County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Ben Hill County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Ben Hill County, GA, 94.5% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.98% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Ben Hill County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Ben Hill County, GA

Ben Hill 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Ben Hill County, GA ranks 2,905 most-constrained nationally, and 141 of 159 within Georgia. Ben Hill County, GA is 250 square miles with a population of 16,945.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Bienville Parish, LA and Allen Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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