Glades County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

What Glades County, FL's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Glades County, FL's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 0.39% across 97.6% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Glades County, FL 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 Glades County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Glades County, FL 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.

Glades County's rank among Florida counties

Nationally, Glades County, FL is the 3,060-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Florida alone it ranks 60 of 66. Glades County covers 807 square miles and counts 13,132 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Delaware County, OH and St. Lawrence County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Florida

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