Montgomery County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Montgomery County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Montgomery County, GA, 92.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.11% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Montgomery County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Montgomery County will actually do.

Budgeting for Montgomery County, GA

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, GA compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Montgomery County, GA ranks 2,838 most-constrained nationally, and 133 of 159 within Georgia. The county spans 241 square miles, home to 8,566 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Thomas County, GA and Sweet Grass County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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