Hendricks County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Hendricks County, IN's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Hendricks County, IN: USDA's soil survey rates 62.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.93% 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 Hendricks County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Hendricks County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Hendricks County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Hendricks County, IN rating "Low", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Hendricks County, IN is the 1,240-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 46 of 90. Hendricks County, IN is 407 square miles with a population of 190,629.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Rosebud County, MT and Potter County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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