Dodge County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Dodge County, GA

Low

Soil across 93.8% of Dodge County, GA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.19% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Dodge County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Dodge County will actually do.

Dodge County: the real numbers

Dodge 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.

Dodge County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Dodge County, GA ranks 2,776 most-constrained nationally, and 123 of 159 within Georgia. The county spans 496 square miles, home to 19,630 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dinwiddie County, VA and Otoe County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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