Greene County, IL Shrink-Swell Risk

Greene County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Greene County, IL, 63.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.66% 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

Greene County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Greene County.

Budgeting for Greene County, IL

Greene 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.

Greene County's rank among Illinois counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Greene County, IL ranks 750 most-constrained nationally, and 48 of 101 within Illinois. The county spans 543 square miles, home to 11,417 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Cleburne County, AL and Coos County, NH are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Illinois

Every county in Illinois is on this site, including Edgar County, IL and Washington County, IL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.