Bleckley County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Bleckley County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Bleckley County, GA, 93.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.19% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Bleckley 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 Bleckley County, GA

Bleckley 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.

Bleckley County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bleckley County, GA ranks 2,779 most-constrained nationally, and 124 of 159 within Georgia. Bleckley County, GA is 216 square miles with a population of 12,626.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sawyer County, WI and Nelson County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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