Logan County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Logan County, NE's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Logan County, NE: USDA's soil survey rates 96.8% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (0.62% 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 Logan County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Logan County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Logan 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.

Logan County's rank among Nebraska counties

Nationally, Logan County, NE is the 3,034-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 82 of 93. Logan County, NE is 571 square miles with a population of 694.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Holmes County, MS and Bulloch County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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