Wabash County, IL Shrink-Swell Risk

Wabash County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Wabash County, IL, 52.4% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 3.01% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Wabash County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Wabash County will actually do.

Budgeting for Wabash County, IL

Wabash 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, Wabash County, IL ranks 1,195 most-constrained nationally, and 89 of 101 within Illinois. The county spans 223 square miles, home to 10,979 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Runnels County, TX and White County, IL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Illinois

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