Stanton County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Stanton County, NE: USDA's soil survey rates 69.2% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.93% linear extensibility). That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What Stanton County's reading doesn't cover

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

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Stanton 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.

Stanton County's rank among Nebraska counties

Nationally, Stanton County, NE is the 1,246-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 44 of 93. Stanton County, NE is 428 square miles with a population of 5,756.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Hamilton County, IL and Fort Bend County, TX are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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