Clark County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

What Clark County, IN's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Clark County, IN's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.12% across 53.2% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Clark County, IN at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Clark County, IN rating "Moderate", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Clark County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, Clark County, IN is the 1,098-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 38 of 90. Clark County covers 372 square miles and counts 127,479 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rockland County, NY and Greer County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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