Lander County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

Lander County, NV's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Lander County, NV: USDA's soil survey rates 69.6% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.53% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Lander County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Lander County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Lander County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Lander County, NV 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Lander County, NV is the 1,539-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 10 of 17. The county spans 5,519 square miles, home to 5,785 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Russell County, KS and Sumter County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nevada

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