Floyd County, GA's soil, for a septic absorption field

Very limited

In Floyd County, GA, 76.7% of the surveyed land carries a "Very limited" rating for a standard septic drain field. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 76.7% of the county. Floyd County covers 509.832 square miles and counts 101,390 residents.

This is a county figure, not a parcel figure

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Floyd County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific perc test, usually $750-$1,850, is what a health department will actually require before permitting a lot in Floyd County.

System cost, conventional vs. engineered

Given Floyd County's rating, plan for the engineered-system range rather than the conventional one. The engineered-system range, $10,000-$40,000 (mound or aerobic treatment), is the more realistic number to plan around, against $3,000-$8,000 for a conventional system on the rare lot that passes.

How Floyd County, GA compares

Nationally, Floyd County, GA is the 2,198-most-constrained of 3,058 rated counties for septic soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 66 of 159.

Before you act on this

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