Lake County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Lake County, FL

Low

Soil across 93.2% of Lake County, FL comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.12% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Lake County, FL - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Lake County.

Lake County: the real numbers

Lake 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.

Lake County's rank among Florida counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lake County, FL ranks 2,828 most-constrained nationally, and 29 of 66 within Florida. Lake County, FL is 954 square miles with a population of 444,204.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Taos County, NM and Carson County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Florida

Every county in Florida is on this site, including Seminole County, FL and Madison County, FL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.