Dixie County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Dixie County, FL at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 94.7% of the county's soil. This is the reading that pushes a project toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one, and it covers 94.7% of Dixie County's land. For scale: 705.035 square miles and 17,614 people call Dixie County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

USDA's survey covers the whole of Dixie County, FL at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Dixie County, FL

Dixie County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Dixie County, FL ranks 698 most-constrained nationally, and 9 of 65 within Florida.

Related guides

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems