Greene County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Greene County, GA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Greene County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 81.1% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.16% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Greene County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Greene County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Greene County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Greene 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 Greene County, GA compares

Nationally, Greene County, GA is the 1,836-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 16 of 159. The county spans 388 square miles, home to 21,091 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Bullitt County, KY and Penobscot County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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