Cuming County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

What Cuming County, NE's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Cuming County, NE's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.98% across 73.5% of the county's surveyed land. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Cuming County, NE at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Cuming County, NE rating "Moderate", 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Cuming County, NE is the 580-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 26 of 93. Cuming County covers 570 square miles and counts 8,952 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Kendall County, IL and Lamar County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

More of Nebraska

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