Owen County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Owen County, IN: USDA's soil survey rates 67.4% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.54% 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 Owen County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Owen 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 Owen County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Owen 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.

Owen County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, Owen County, IN is the 1,525-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 62 of 90. Owen County covers 385 square miles and counts 21,851 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Boyd County, KY and Florence County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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