Nance County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Nance County, NE: USDA's soil survey rates 59% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.89% 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 Nance County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Nance 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 Nance County will actually do.

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Nance 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.

Where this sits nationally

Nationally, Nance County, NE is the 1,273-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 45 of 93. Nance County covers 442 square miles and counts 3,262 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Seminole County, GA and Seneca County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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