Treutlen County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Treutlen County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Treutlen County, GA, 94% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.37% 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

Treutlen County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Treutlen County, GA

Treutlen 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.

Treutlen County's rank among Georgia counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Treutlen County, GA ranks 2,647 most-constrained nationally, and 103 of 159 within Georgia. Treutlen County, GA is 199 square miles with a population of 6,420.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Glenn County, CA and New Kent County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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