Crawford County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

What Crawford County, GA's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Crawford County, GA's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.76% across 91.5% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Crawford County, GA at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Crawford County, GA 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 Crawford County, GA compares

Nationally, Crawford County, GA is the 2,210-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 38 of 159. Crawford County covers 325 square miles and counts 12,349 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Red River County, TX and San Diego County, CA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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