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Arlington, Ohio
Inside Arlington's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 11 cities in Hancock County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 39%, the highest of 11 cities in Hancock County.
That water-table share is above Hancock County's 93%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45814 overlapping the city. Of its 696 homes, 67% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hancock County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Arlington
Basement waterproofing in Arlington: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Arlington's mapped land, more than in 92% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Arlington logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Hancock County, 64% of the 39 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 600 of Arlington's 696 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Arlington city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 39.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 98.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 98.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.2% |
| Mapped soil | 503 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% by land area here, and 2% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 39% of the mapped land.
On 99% of Arlington's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Hancock County
0% of Hancock County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Arlington. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45814 | 97% | 1 | $10,528 |
Homes in Arlington
| Housing units | 696 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 67% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $205,000 |
| Single-family detached | 87% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenera | 4 mi | 8% | 95% |
| Mount Blanchard | 5 mi | 6% | 88% |
| Dunkirk | 7 mi | 15% | 76% |
| Rawson | 8 mi | 35% | 98% |
| Mount Cory | 9 mi | 34% | over 99% |
| Forest | 10 mi | 22% | 98% |
| Wharton | 10 mi | 43% | over 99% |
| Patterson | 10 mi | 10% | 100% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status