Phelps County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Phelps County, NE

Moderate

Soil across 59.8% of Phelps County, NE comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.02% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Phelps County, NE - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Phelps County.

Phelps County: the real numbers

Phelps County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. 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

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Phelps County, NE ranks 1,190 most-constrained nationally, and 41 of 93 within Nebraska. Phelps County, NE is 540 square miles with a population of 9,042.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hodgeman County, KS and Gilliam County, OR are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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