Jasper County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Jasper County, IN: USDA's soil survey rates 74.5% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.94% 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 Jasper County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Jasper County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Jasper 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.

Jasper County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, Jasper County, IN is the 2,040-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 84 of 90. Jasper County, IN is 560 square miles with a population of 33,387.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Conway County, AR and Arkansas County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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