Frontier County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Frontier County, NE's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.41% across 66.1% of the county's surveyed land. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Frontier County, NE 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 Frontier County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Frontier County, NE 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.

How Frontier County, NE compares

Nationally, Frontier County, NE is the 1,643-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 55 of 93. Frontier County covers 975 square miles and counts 2,536 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. McCurtain County, OK and Jackson County, AL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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