Greene County, AL Shrink-Swell Risk

Greene County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Greene County, AL, 52.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.61% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Greene 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 Greene County, AL

Greene 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Greene County, AL ranks 777 most-constrained nationally, and 10 of 67 within Alabama. The county spans 647 square miles, home to 7,127 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Morton County, KS and Nash County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Alabama

Every county in Alabama is on this site, including Geneva County, AL and Winston County, AL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.