Dixie County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk
Dixie County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading
Low
In Dixie County, FL, 100% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.37% 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
Dixie 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 Dixie County, FL
Dixie 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.
Where this sits nationally
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Dixie County, FL ranks 2,642 most-constrained nationally, and 12 of 66 within Florida. Dixie County covers 705 square miles and counts 17,614 residents.
Before you act on this
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hot Spring County, AR and Lycoming County, PA are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Florida
Every county in Florida is on this site, including Martin County, FL and Highlands County, FL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.