Lowndes County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Lowndes County, GA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Lowndes County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 96.7% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.95% 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 Lowndes County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Lowndes County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. 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 Lowndes County.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Lowndes County, GA 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Lowndes County, GA is the 2,915-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 144 of 159. Lowndes County covers 497 square miles and counts 122,082 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coweta County, GA and Pulaski County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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