Franklin County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Franklin County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Franklin County, GA, 89.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.14% 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

Franklin County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Franklin County.

Budgeting for Franklin County, GA

Franklin 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.

Franklin County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Franklin County, GA ranks 1,851 most-constrained nationally, and 20 of 159 within Georgia. Franklin County covers 261 square miles and counts 25,208 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Harper County, KS and Anne Arundel County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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