Garfield County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Garfield County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Garfield County, NE, 99.8% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.57% linear extensibility on average. 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.

Before you rely on this for one address

Garfield 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 Garfield County will actually do.

Budgeting for Garfield County, NE

Garfield 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.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Garfield County, NE ranks 3,042 most-constrained nationally, and 83 of 93 within Nebraska. Garfield County covers 569 square miles and counts 1,707 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Mora County, NM and Dauphin County, PA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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