Greene County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Greene County, IN

Low

Soil across 83.6% of Greene County, IN comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.36% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Greene County, IN - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Greene County will actually do.

Greene County: the real numbers

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.

How Greene County, IN compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Greene County, IN ranks 1,678 most-constrained nationally, and 70 of 90 within Indiana. Greene County covers 542 square miles and counts 31,219 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Wabash County, IL and Rusk County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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