Hayes County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Hayes County, NE

Low

Soil across 95.1% of Hayes County, NE comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.34% 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 Hayes County, NE - never a reading for one specific parcel. 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 Hayes County.

Hayes County: the real numbers

Hayes 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, Hayes County, NE ranks 2,673 most-constrained nationally, and 72 of 93 within Nebraska. The county spans 713 square miles, home to 846 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Okfuskee County, OK and Escambia County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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