Perry County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Perry County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Perry County, IN, 75.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.01% linear extensibility on average. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

Before you rely on this for one address

Perry 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 Perry County, IN

Perry 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.

Perry County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Perry County, IN ranks 1,193 most-constrained nationally, and 41 of 90 within Indiana. The county spans 382 square miles, home to 19,320 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Haywood County, NC and Schuyler County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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