Cass County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Cass County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Cass County, NE, 68.3% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 4.77% 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

Cass County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Cass County, NE

Cass 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, Cass County, NE ranks 334 most-constrained nationally, and 19 of 93 within Nebraska. The county spans 557 square miles, home to 27,492 people.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Pratt County, KS and Benton County, AR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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