Bartholomew County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Bartholomew County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Bartholomew County, IN, 62% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.7% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Bartholomew County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Bartholomew County will actually do.

Budgeting for Bartholomew County, IN

Bartholomew 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.

Bartholomew County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Bartholomew County, IN ranks 1,408 most-constrained nationally, and 57 of 90 within Indiana. Bartholomew County, IN is 407 square miles with a population of 84,741.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Berrien County, GA and Cherokee County, IA are worth a look for comparison.

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