Georgetown County, SC Shrink-Swell Risk

Georgetown County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Georgetown County, SC, 58.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.86% 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

Georgetown 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 Georgetown County, SC

Georgetown 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.

Georgetown County's rank among South Carolina counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Georgetown County, SC ranks 1,299 most-constrained nationally, and 3 of 46 within South Carolina. Georgetown County, SC is 814 square miles with a population of 66,035.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Warren County, TN and Schoolcraft County, MI are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

Elsewhere in South Carolina

Every county in South Carolina is on this site, including Barnwell County, SC and Union County, SC. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.