Randolph County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Randolph County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Randolph County, IN, 71.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.69% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Randolph 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 Randolph County.

Budgeting for Randolph County, IN

Randolph 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Randolph County, IN ranks 727 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 90 within Indiana. The county spans 452 square miles, home to 24,337 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Richmond County, GA and Richardson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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