Parke County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Parke County, IN: USDA's soil survey rates 56% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.87% 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 Parke County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Parke 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 Parke 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, Parke County, IN is the 1,291-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 49 of 90. Parke County covers 445 square miles and counts 16,508 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Macon County, NC and Charlottesville city, VA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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