Brown County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Brown County, IN

Low

Soil across 89.6% of Brown County, IN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.11% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Brown County, IN - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Brown County will actually do.

Brown County: the real numbers

Brown 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.

Brown County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Brown County, IN ranks 1,886 most-constrained nationally, and 79 of 90 within Indiana. Brown County, IN is 312 square miles with a population of 15,650.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Harrison County, KY and Pickens County, SC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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