Churchill County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

What Churchill County, NV's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Churchill County, NV's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.87% across 60.2% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Churchill County, NV 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 Churchill County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Churchill County, NV 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.

Churchill County's rank among Nevada counties

Nationally, Churchill County, NV is the 1,285-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 6 of 17. Churchill County covers 4,950 square miles and counts 26,033 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Waupaca County, WI and Daniels County, MT are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nevada

Every county in Nevada is on this site, including Humboldt County, NV and Lander County, NV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.