Harris County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Harris County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Harris County, GA, 97.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.52% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Harris County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Harris County will actually do.

Budgeting for Harris County, GA

Harris 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.

Harris County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Harris County, GA ranks 2,470 most-constrained nationally, and 74 of 159 within Georgia. The county spans 464 square miles, home to 36,929 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Choctaw County, MS and St. John the Baptist Parish, LA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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