Greene County, IN: the USDA septic-suitability picture

Very limited

Greene County, IN: USDA's soil survey calls 94.1% of the county "Very limited" for a septic leach field. A standard gravity system routinely fails on ground like this; the same share of the county falls in USDA's worst absorption-field bucket outright. The county spans 542.469 square miles, home to 31,219 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Two lots a mile apart in Greene County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide rating. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Greene County: conventional vs. engineered cost

94.1% of Greene County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

How Greene County, IN compares

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Greene County, IN ranks 772 most-constrained nationally, and 43 of 90 within Indiana.

Before you act on this

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems