Carroll County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Carroll County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Carroll County, GA, 88.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.71% 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

Carroll 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 Carroll County will actually do.

Budgeting for Carroll County, GA

Carroll 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.

Carroll County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Carroll County, GA ranks 2,267 most-constrained nationally, and 43 of 159 within Georgia. Carroll County, GA is 499 square miles with a population of 129,911.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Tensas Parish, LA and Grant County, OR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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