Tift County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Tift County, GA

Low

Soil across 99.3% of Tift County, GA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.82% 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 this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Tift County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Tift County will actually do.

Tift County: the real numbers

Tift 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.

Tift County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Tift County, GA ranks 2,976 most-constrained nationally, and 152 of 159 within Georgia. Tift County covers 261 square miles and counts 41,708 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln County, MT and Nance County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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