Jefferson County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Jefferson County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Jefferson County, IN, 61.2% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.75% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Jefferson 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 Jefferson County.

Budgeting for Jefferson County, IN

Jefferson 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.

Jefferson County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jefferson County, IN ranks 1,375 most-constrained nationally, and 54 of 90 within Indiana. Jefferson County covers 361 square miles and counts 32,921 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Washington County, OR and Montgomery County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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