Blackford County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Blackford County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Blackford County, IN, 90.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 4.86% linear extensibility on average. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

Before you rely on this for one address

Blackford 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 Blackford County will actually do.

Budgeting for Blackford County, IN

Blackford 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.

How Blackford County, IN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Blackford County, IN ranks 317 most-constrained nationally, and 2 of 90 within Indiana. Blackford County, IN is 165 square miles with a population of 11,816.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Las Animas County, CO and Jasper County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

Every county in Indiana is on this site, including Fayette County, IN and Hamilton County, IN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.