Valley County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

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

Low

Valley County, NE: USDA's soil survey rates 81.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (2.56% 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 Valley County's reading doesn't cover

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

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Valley 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.

Valley County's rank among Nebraska counties

Nationally, Valley County, NE is the 1,510-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Nebraska alone it ranks 51 of 93. Valley County covers 568 square miles and counts 4,032 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Bartow County, GA and Logan County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Nebraska

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