Ware County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Ware County, GA

Low

Soil across 100% of Ware County, GA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.77% 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 Ware County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Ware County: the real numbers

Ware 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Ware County, GA ranks 2,998 most-constrained nationally, and 157 of 159 within Georgia. The county spans 899 square miles, home to 36,222 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Stephens County, OK and Johnson County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

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