Brown County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Brown County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Brown County, NE, 97.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.62% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Brown 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 Brown County will actually do.

Budgeting for Brown County, NE

Brown 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, Brown County, NE ranks 3,032 most-constrained nationally, and 80 of 93 within Nebraska. The county spans 1,221 square miles, home to 2,877 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coosa County, AL and Charles Mix County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

Every county in Nebraska is on this site, including York County, NE and Antelope County, NE. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.