Wabash County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wabash County, IN

Moderate

Soil across 65.5% of Wabash County, IN comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.39% linear extensibility. 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.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wabash County, IN - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Wabash County.

Wabash County: the real numbers

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.

Wabash County's rank among Indiana counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wabash County, IN ranks 913 most-constrained nationally, and 25 of 90 within Indiana. The county spans 413 square miles, home to 30,777 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Keith County, NE and Woods County, OK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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