Clark County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

Clark County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Clark County, NV, 93.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 1.63% linear extensibility on average. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

Before you rely on this for one address

Clark 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 Clark County will actually do.

Budgeting for Clark County, NV

Clark 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.

Clark County's rank among Nevada counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Clark County, NV ranks 2,346 most-constrained nationally, and 17 of 17 within Nevada. Clark County, NV is 7,892 square miles with a population of 2,398,871.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Chowan County, NC and Piscataquis County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nevada

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