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In home: 3 days
Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Taylor County, Georgia
EPA puts Taylor County in Zone 3, its lowest radon zone. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Nearest county
8.2%
Houston County, 35 miles
- Houston
- 8.2%
- Georgia
- 23.9%
Share at 4+ pCi/L, 61 tests, 2007 to 2016
Ground above low
None
26.5 pts below Georgia
- Taylor
- 0.0%
- Georgia
- 26.5%
Share of land USGS rates moderate or high potential
Tests reported
0
None published
A home here needs its own test
EPA radon zone
Zone 3
Lower potential
- 1
- 2
- Zone 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts under 2 pCi/L indoors
Read a result for Taylor County
Starts at EPA's action level
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 4.0 pCi/L
At or above 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is at or above 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends fixing a home when the radon level is 4 pCi/L or higher.
The data
Taylor County, At a glance
Taylor County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 3: lower predicted potential
USGS geologic potential: Low across 100% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
No CDC test figures here
CDC has published no radon test figures for Taylor County. Houston County, 35 miles away, is the nearest county with a figure over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals.
Taylor County, Compared
Taylor County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Taylor County has no radon test figure of its own from CDC, whose counts over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals name 137 other Georgia counties and leave it out. Pooled across 137 Georgia counties, 23.9% of reported tests reached that level; across every county in the country with a figure, 35.8%.
The nearest counties with a figure are Houston County (35 miles away) at 8.2%, Bibb County (37 miles away) at 0.0% and Muscogee County (37 miles away) at 2.1%. Statewide for the same period, Barrow County reported the highest share (51.0%) and Dougherty County the lowest (0.0%).
EPA's 1993 map puts Taylor County in Zone 3, its lowest label: a predicted county average under 2 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 100% of the county's land low radon potential.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Taylor County, Geology
The ground under Taylor County
PredictedUSGS's geologic map puts all of Taylor County's mapped land in one class: low radon potential. The map puts 90.9% of Taylor County in the area it calls Coastal Plain and 9.1% in Little River Thrust Stack. USGS gives the first a radon index of 8 and the second 7, both in the low band (5 to 8).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Plain | Cretaceous and Tertiary marine and coastal sediments including limestone, sandstone, sand, silt, and clay. Coastal plan sands containing glauconite may generate locally elevated radon. | Low | 8 | 90.9% |
| Little River Thrust Stack | Biotite and amphibolite gneiss, granite gneiss, mica schist. | Low | 7 | 9.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Taylor County beside the ground around it
Across Georgia 26.5% of the land is rated moderate; none of Taylor County's is. Of the 7 counties that border it, 3 have more moderate-potential ground, Upson County the most at 84.1%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Taylor County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Taylor County
- Georgia's radon programGeorgia Attorney General's Consumer Protection DivisionGeorgia's radon program does not license radon professionals and offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Georgia.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
A kit costs $15.00 if mailed or $10.00 if picked up at a participating County Extension office.
- Compare kits
- Professionals in Georgia3 professionals are listed in Georgia.
What Georgia's program says
- Licensing of radon professionals
There are no laws mandating a mitigator receive certification in Georgia, however, many mitigators choose to get certified by one of two national programs.
What it means
Taylor County, Questions
Questions about radon in Taylor County
Are radon levels high in Taylor County?
No CDC testing statistics are published here for Taylor County, Georgia yet. Of the 8 nearest counties with a figure, within 56 miles, the share of tests at or above 4 pCi/L runs from 0.0% to 33.0%.
Which counties border Taylor County?
Taylor County borders 7 counties: Crawford County, Macon County, Talbot County, Schley County, Upson County, Marion County and Peach County.
Products
Taylor County, Products
Testing a home in Taylor County
No CDC figure names Taylor County; the nearest county with one, Houston County (35 miles away), reported 8.2% of its tests at or above 4 pCi/L over the 2007 to 2016 laboratory totals, the only reading nearby until a test of this home. Zone 3 is the lowest label, yet homes at or above 4 pCi/L occur in every zone: a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Taylor County.
Test kits and monitors3
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Long-term kit
RL416 long-term radon test kit, lab fee included
- Lab fee included
Method: Alpha track
In home: 90 days to 12 months
MonitorAEGTEST
HOUND-1085 palm-sized rechargeable radon detector
- C-NRPP 2024/25: Not included
- Battery
- Alarm
- Screen
Method: Semiconductor sensor
First reading: Within 6 hours
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Test kits and monitors: 1 of 3
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Taylor County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Taylor County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Peach CountyEPA zone 3
100.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 4.4 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Upson CountyEPA zone 2
20.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.7 pCi/L · 15 tests
- Radon levels in Crawford CountyEPA zone 3
14.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.2 pCi/L · 7 tests
- Radon levels in Macon CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 2 tests
- Radon levels in Talbot CountyEPA zone 2
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.1 pCi/L · 1 test
- Radon levels in Schley CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 0.5 pCi/L · 5 tests
- Radon levels in Marion CountyEPA zone 3
0.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.0 pCi/L · 1 test
Taylor County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Taylor County
Taylor County's population has barely moved since 2020: 7,818 residents on July 1, 2025 against 7,820 then, by the Census Bureau's estimates. That works out to 21 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Butler, has 1,825 residents, 23.3% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 34.9% of those residents; the other 65.1% live outside any of them. CDC publishes no radon test count for Taylor County; across Georgia its counts for 2007 to 2016 come to 2.6 tests for every 1,000 residents (2025 estimate).
From Butler to Reynolds, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Taylor County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 1,825 | −2.6% | 23.3% |
| Reynolds | 900 | −2.8% | 11.5% |
2 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Taylor County, Homes
Homes in Taylor County
Of Taylor County's 3,932 homes, 57% are detached houses, against 66% across Georgia; 36% are mobile homes. Half of its homes were built before 1986, close to Georgia's 1991: 12% date from before 1960 and 19% from 2000 or later. 62% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Georgia: 65%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Taylor County | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,932 | 4,483,873 |
| Detached houses | 57% | 66% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 3% | 16% |
| Mobile homes | 36% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 12% | 12% |
| Built since 2000 | 19% | 33% |
| Middle year built | 1986 | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied | 62% | 65% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.