Storey County, NV Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Storey County, NV's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.68% across 50.3% of the county's surveyed land. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

This is a county figure, not a lot figure

USDA's survey covers the whole of Storey County, NV at once, not any single address. 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 Storey County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Storey County, NV rating "Moderate", 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.

Storey County's rank among Nevada counties

Nationally, Storey County, NV is the 741-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nevada alone it ranks 2 of 17. The county spans 264 square miles, home to 4,112 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jackson County, SD and Northampton County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nevada

Every county in Nevada is on this site, including Carson City, NV and Douglas County, NV. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.