Morrill County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Morrill County, NE's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 0.94% across 97.5% 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 Morrill 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 Morrill 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 Morrill County, NE compares

Nationally, Morrill County, NE is the 2,926-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 77 of 93. The county spans 1,424 square miles, home to 4,485 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Dorchester County, SC and Jack County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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