Omaha Metro
0.88×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Marshall, Yutan, Nodaway
5 counties in this region. Highest risk score: Cass County (4 of 10).
Counties: Cass County, Douglas County, Sarpy County, Saunders County, Washington County
THE DIRTBID REGIONAL MODEL · NEBRASKA
Nebraska Sitework Costs, Region by Region
Sitework in Nebraska on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as the rest of DirtBid: 5 cost regions and 93 counties, each with a soil-risk rating from USDA and USGS data. Omaha Metro runs highest at 0.88×; Grand Island Metro lowest at 0.81×.
Nebraska multipliers and county ratings are planning-level: built from federal price and soil data, and not yet checked against local bids or a local estimator.
- Cost regions
- 5
- Counties in the model
- 93
- Richmond Metro baseline
- 1.00×
Rest of Nebraska
0.86×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Valentine, Coly, Holdrege
82 counties in this region. 8 of 82 rate high for shrink-swell clay. 6 of 82 rate high for shallow rock. USGS maps karst-prone rock across much of 6 of the 82. Highest risk score: Fillmore County (6 of 10).
Counties: Adams County, Antelope County, Arthur County, Banner County, Blaine County, Boone County, Box Butte County, Boyd County, Brown County, Buffalo County, Burt County, Butler County, Cedar County, Chase County, Cherry County, Cheyenne County, Clay County, Colfax County, Cuming County, Custer County, Dawes County, Dawson County, Deuel County, Dixon County, Dodge County, Dundy County, Fillmore County, Franklin County, Frontier County, Furnas County, Gage County, Garden County, Garfield County, Gosper County, Grant County, Greeley County, Hamilton County, Harlan County, Hayes County, Hitchcock County, Holt County, Hooker County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Kearney County, Keith County, Keya Paha County, Kimball County, Knox County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Loup County, McPherson County, Madison County, Morrill County, Nance County, Nemaha County, Nuckolls County, Otoe County, Pawnee County, Perkins County, Phelps County, Pierce County, Platte County, Polk County, Red Willow County, Richardson County, Rock County, Saline County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County, Sherman County, Sioux County, Stanton County, Thayer County, Thomas County, Thurston County, Valley County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wheeler County, York County
Lincoln Metro
0.88×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Wymore, Aksarben, Pawnee
2 counties in this region. Highest risk score: Lancaster County (4 of 10).
Counties: Lancaster County, Seward County
Grand Island Metro
0.81×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Valentine, Detroit, Hall
3 counties in this region. USGS maps karst-prone rock across much of 1 of the 3. Highest risk score: Hall County (4 of 10). This multiplier sits outside the range the model was tested on, so treat it as rougher.
Counties: Hall County, Howard County, Merrick County
Sioux City Metro (Nebraska side)
0.81×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Crofton, Nora, Alcester
1 county in this region. Highest risk score: Dakota County (4 of 10). This multiplier sits outside the range the model was tested on, so treat it as rougher.
Counties: Dakota County
FAQ
Nebraska Cost Questions
Which soil problems drive sitework cost in Nebraska?
From USDA soil survey data, the most common across the state: shrink-swell clay (8 of 93 counties rate high), shallow rock (6 of 93 counties rate high), water table (2 of 93 counties rate high). A parcel can differ from its county, so read the survey for your exact site.
Where do the Nebraska multipliers come from?
From the Commerce Department's Regional Price Parities, on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as Virginia. Across 29 reviewed regions that method missed by about 0.03 on average. They have not been checked against executed bids in Nebraska, so use them for planning, not a final bid.
How reliable are the Nebraska county ratings?
They are screening ratings from federal soil and geology data, not a local estimator's review and not a geotechnical report. Tested against 511 reviewed counties, they land within one level most of the time, and exact matches are less common. Get borings before you price a real site.
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