Wheeler County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Wheeler County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 92.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.11% 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 Wheeler County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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.

How Wheeler County, GA compares

Nationally, Wheeler County, GA is the 2,839-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 134 of 159. Wheeler County, GA is 295 square miles with a population of 7,076.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lake County, FL and Spotsylvania County, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

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