Thomas County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Thomas County, NE

Low

Soil across 99.9% of Thomas County, NE comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 0.24% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Thomas County, NE - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Thomas County will actually do.

Thomas County: the real numbers

Thomas 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.

How Thomas County, NE compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Thomas County, NE ranks 3,079 most-constrained nationally, and 92 of 93 within Nebraska. The county spans 713 square miles, home to 634 people.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Floyd County, TX and Vance County, NC are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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