Citrus County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

What Citrus County, FL's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Citrus County, FL's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 0.55% across 99.2% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Citrus County, FL at once, not any single address. 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 Citrus County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Citrus County, FL rating "Low", 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.

How Citrus County, FL compares

Nationally, Citrus County, FL is the 3,046-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Florida alone it ranks 56 of 66. Citrus County covers 582 square miles and counts 170,174 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Perry County, IL and Houston County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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