Stewart County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Stewart County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 99.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.27% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Stewart County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Stewart County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Stewart 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.

Stewart County's rank among Georgia counties

Nationally, Stewart County, GA is the 2,731-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 116 of 159. Stewart County, GA is 459 square miles with a population of 4,809.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Schleicher County, TX and Power County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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