Steuben County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Steuben County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Steuben County, IN, 60.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.93% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Steuben 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 Steuben County.

Budgeting for Steuben County, IN

Steuben 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.

Steuben County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Steuben County, IN ranks 1,242 most-constrained nationally, and 47 of 90 within Indiana. Steuben County covers 309 square miles and counts 34,862 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Copiah County, MS and Webster County, WV are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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