Chase County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Chase County, NE

Low

Soil across 92.4% of Chase County, NE comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.29% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Chase County, NE - 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 Chase County.

Chase County: the real numbers

Chase 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.

Chase County's rank among Nebraska counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Chase County, NE ranks 2,711 most-constrained nationally, and 73 of 93 within Nebraska. Chase County, NE is 894 square miles with a population of 3,764.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dearborn County, IN and Tyrrell County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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