Leon County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

What Leon County, FL's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Leon County, FL's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.33% across 97.6% of the county's surveyed land. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Leon County, FL at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Leon County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Leon County, FL 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 Leon County, FL compares

Nationally, Leon County, FL is the 2,675-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Florida alone it ranks 15 of 66. The county spans 668 square miles, home to 300,488 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Moffat County, CO and Liberty County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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