Fulton County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Fulton County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Fulton County, IN, 95.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.82% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN

Fulton 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 Fulton County, IN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Fulton County, IN ranks 2,153 most-constrained nationally, and 86 of 90 within Indiana. Fulton County, IN is 368 square miles with a population of 20,004.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Greene County, AL and Ontario County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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