Camden County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Camden County, GA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Moderate

Camden County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 53.9% of the county "Moderate" for shrink-swell potential (3.18% linear extensibility). Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What Camden County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Camden County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Camden County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Camden County, GA rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Camden County's rank among Georgia counties

Nationally, Camden County, GA is the 1,061-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 3 of 159. Camden County covers 630 square miles and counts 59,099 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Ziebach County, SD and Wayne County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

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