Seward County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Seward County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Seward County, NE, 68.6% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 5.07% linear extensibility on average. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

Before you rely on this for one address

Seward County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. 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 Seward County.

Budgeting for Seward County, NE

Seward 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.

Seward County's rank among Nebraska counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Seward County, NE ranks 283 most-constrained nationally, and 15 of 93 within Nebraska. Seward County, NE is 571 square miles with a population of 17,769.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Scott County, MN and Iron County, MO are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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