Keith County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Keith County, NE's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.27% across 95.4% 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 Keith County, NE at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Keith 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 Keith County, NE compares

Nationally, Keith County, NE is the 2,730-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 74 of 93. Keith County covers 1,062 square miles and counts 8,148 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Lucas County, IA and Butler County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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