Las Vegas Metro
0.99×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Weiser, Zeheme, St. Thomas
1 county in this region. 1 of 1 rate high for shallow rock. Highest risk score: Clark County (4 of 10).
Counties: Clark County
THE DIRTBID REGIONAL MODEL · NEVADA
Nevada Sitework Costs, Region by Region
Sitework in Nevada on the same Richmond Metro = 1.00 scale as the rest of DirtBid: 4 cost regions and 17 counties, each with a soil-risk rating from USDA and USGS data. Reno Metro runs highest at 1.00×; Carson City Metro lowest at 0.97×.
Nevada 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
- 4
- Counties in the model
- 17
- Richmond Metro baseline
- 1.00×
Reno Metro
1.00×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Theon, Cleaver, Lapon
3 counties in this region. 3 of 3 rate high for shallow rock. Highest risk score: Storey County (5 of 10).
Counties: Lyon County, Storey County, Washoe County
Rest of Nevada
0.99×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Downeyville, Blacktop, Stewval
12 counties in this region. 12 of 12 rate high for shallow rock. Highest risk score: Churchill County (4 of 10).
Counties: Churchill County, Douglas County, Elko County, Esmeralda County, Eureka County, Humboldt County, Lander County, Lincoln County, Mineral County, Nye County, Pershing County, White Pine County
Carson City Metro
0.97×Cost multiplier
Dominant ground: Koontz, Surpass, Glenbrook
1 county in this region. 1 of 1 rate high for shallow rock. Highest risk score: Carson City (4 of 10).
Counties: Carson City
FAQ
Nevada Cost Questions
Which soil problems drive sitework cost in Nevada?
From USDA soil survey data, the most common across the state: shallow rock (17 of 17 counties rate high). A parcel can differ from its county, so read the survey for your exact site.
Where do the Nevada 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 Nevada, so use them for planning, not a final bid.
How reliable are the Nevada 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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