Custer County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Custer County, NE

Low

Soil across 85.2% of Custer County, NE comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.23% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Custer County, NE - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Custer County: the real numbers

Custer 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.

How Custer County, NE compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Custer County, NE ranks 1,776 most-constrained nationally, and 56 of 93 within Nebraska. Custer County covers 2,575 square miles and counts 10,487 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lincoln Parish, LA and Edwards County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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