Huntington County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Huntington County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Huntington County, IN, 93% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 4.16% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Huntington 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 Huntington County, IN

Huntington 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.

Huntington County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Huntington County, IN ranks 492 most-constrained nationally, and 9 of 90 within Indiana. Huntington County, IN is 383 square miles with a population of 36,944.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Okanogan County, WA and Kendall County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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