Gordon County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Gordon County, GA

Low

Soil across 67.7% of Gordon County, GA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.56% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Gordon County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Gordon County: the real numbers

Gordon 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.

How Gordon County, GA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Gordon County, GA ranks 1,507 most-constrained nationally, and 7 of 159 within Georgia. Gordon County, GA is 356 square miles with a population of 60,765.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Owyhee County, ID and Irwin County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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