Scott County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Scott County, IN: USDA's soil survey rates 71.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.43% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Scott County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Scott 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 Scott 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.

Scott County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, Scott County, IN is the 1,612-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 66 of 90. Scott County covers 190 square miles and counts 24,751 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lake County, MT and Grand Forks County, ND are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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