Dooly County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Dooly County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Dooly County, GA, 98.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.2% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA

Dooly 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.

Dooly County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Dooly County, GA ranks 2,770 most-constrained nationally, and 120 of 159 within Georgia. The county spans 393 square miles, home to 11,186 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Union County, IA and Williamsburg city, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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