Floyd County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Floyd County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Floyd County, IN, 49% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.47% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Floyd County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Floyd County, IN

Floyd 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Floyd County, IN ranks 861 most-constrained nationally, and 22 of 90 within Indiana. Floyd County, IN is 148 square miles with a population of 81,931.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Citrus County, FL and Stanton County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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