Vermillion County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

What Vermillion County, IN's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Vermillion County, IN's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.28% across 69.3% of the county's surveyed land. 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.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Vermillion County, IN at once, not any single address. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Vermillion County will actually do.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Vermillion County, IN rating "Moderate", 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.

Vermillion County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, Vermillion County, IN is the 991-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 30 of 90. Vermillion County, IN is 257 square miles with a population of 15,516.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Sullivan County, MO and Hughes County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Indiana

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