Wayne County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Wayne County, NE

Moderate

Soil across 79.7% of Wayne County, NE comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.69% linear extensibility. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Wayne 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 Wayne County will actually do.

Wayne County: the real numbers

Wayne 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.

Wayne County's rank among Nebraska counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Wayne County, NE ranks 729 most-constrained nationally, and 31 of 93 within Nebraska. Wayne County covers 443 square miles and counts 9,870 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Coke County, TX and Dunn County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

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