Cass County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Cass County, IN

Low

Soil across 62.6% of Cass County, IN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.94% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Cass County, IN - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Cass County.

Cass County: the real numbers

Cass 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.

Cass County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Cass County, IN ranks 1,235 most-constrained nationally, and 45 of 90 within Indiana. The county spans 412 square miles, home to 37,559 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Grady County, GA and Jerome County, ID 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 Clinton County, IN. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.