Pershing County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

USDA's SSURGO data puts Pershing County, NV's soil at "Low" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 2.73% across 63.9% of the county's surveyed land. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Pershing 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 Pershing 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.

Pershing County's rank among Nevada counties

Nationally, Pershing County, NV is the 1,392-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 8 of 17. Pershing County, NV is 6,037 square miles with a population of 6,536.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hampshire County, MA and Creek County, OK 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 Lander County, NV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.