Lee County, AL Shrink-Swell Risk
Shrink-swell potential in Lee County, AL
Low
Soil across 98.4% of Lee County, AL comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.53% 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 Lee County, AL - 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 Lee County.
Lee County: the real numbers
Lee 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 Lee County, AL compares
Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Lee County, AL ranks 2,459 most-constrained nationally, and 48 of 67 within Alabama. The county spans 608 square miles, home to 187,847 people.
See how another county compares
Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pulaski County, IN and Lampasas County, TX are worth a look for comparison.
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Elsewhere in Alabama
Every county in Alabama is on this site, including Bibb County, AL and Walker County, AL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.