Humboldt County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

Humboldt County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Humboldt County, NV, 54.9% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 2.92% linear extensibility on average. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

Before you rely on this for one address

Humboldt County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Humboldt County, NV

Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, NV compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Humboldt County, NV ranks 1,250 most-constrained nationally, and 4 of 17 within Nevada. Humboldt County covers 9,641 square miles and counts 17,116 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Wyandotte County, KS and Jasper County, SC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nevada

Every county in Nevada is on this site, including White Pine County, NV and Washoe County, NV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.