Levy County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Levy County, FL's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.48% across 92.9% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Levy County, FL at once, not any single address. 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 Levy County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Levy 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 Levy County, FL compares

Nationally, Levy County, FL is the 2,533-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Florida alone it ranks 7 of 66. Levy County, FL is 1,118 square miles with a population of 47,765.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Alcona County, MI and Montgomery County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Florida

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