Starke County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Starke County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Starke County, IN, 99.7% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.09% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Starke 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 Starke County, IN

Starke 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, Starke County, IN ranks 2,853 most-constrained nationally, and 90 of 90 within Indiana. The county spans 309 square miles, home to 23,463 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Wayne County, WV and Johnson County, NE are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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