Fulton County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Fulton County, GA's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.51% across 99.8% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Fulton County, GA at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Fulton County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Fulton 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 Fulton County, GA compares

Nationally, Fulton County, GA is the 2,477-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 76 of 159. Fulton County covers 527 square miles and counts 1,090,354 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Brooke County, WV and Sioux County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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