Lincoln County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Lincoln County, NE's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.09% across 92.5% of the county's surveyed land. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Lincoln County, NE at once, not any single address. 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 Lincoln County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, NE compares

Nationally, Lincoln County, NE is the 2,852-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 75 of 93. Lincoln County, NE is 2,564 square miles with a population of 33,319.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hidalgo County, NM and Christian County, KY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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