Mineral County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

What Mineral County, NV's soil means for a foundation

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Mineral County, NV's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 1.69% across 90.2% of the county's surveyed land. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Mineral County, NV 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 Mineral 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.

Mineral County's rank among Nevada counties

Nationally, Mineral County, NV is the 2,296-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 15 of 17. Mineral County, NV is 3,751 square miles with a population of 4,475.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jefferson County, MS and Queen Anne's County, MD are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nevada

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