White County, IN Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts White County, IN's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.42% across 64.3% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of White County, IN at once, not any single address. 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 White County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With White County, IN rating "Low", 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.

White County's rank among Indiana counties

Nationally, White County, IN is the 1,619-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Indiana alone it ranks 67 of 90. The county spans 505 square miles, home to 24,833 people.

Before you act on this

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

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More of Indiana

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