Thurston County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

What Thurston County, NE's soil means for a foundation

Moderate

USDA's SSURGO data puts Thurston County, NE's soil at "Moderate" shrink-swell potential, an area-weighted linear extensibility of 3.43% across 61.4% 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 Thurston County, NE 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 Thurston County.

Report cost vs. repair cost

With Thurston County, NE 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.

How Thurston County, NE compares

Nationally, Thurston County, NE is the 892-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 33 of 93. Thurston County covers 394 square miles and counts 6,637 residents.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Tyler County, TX and Flagler County, FL are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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