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Aurora, Ohio
Inside Aurora's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 9 cities in Portage County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is above Portage County's 78%. FEMA's flood data list 5 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44202 overlapping the city. Of its 7,400 homes, 38% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1989.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Portage 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 Aurora
Basement waterproofing in Aurora: a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of Aurora's mapped land, more than in 77% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Aurora logged 5 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 5,200 of Aurora's 7,400 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Aurora city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 89.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.4% |
| Mapped soil | 15,421 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 89% of Aurora's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Portage County
0% of Portage 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 Aurora. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44202 | 100% | 5 | $196,328 |
Homes in Aurora
| Housing units | 7,400 |
| Median year built | 1989 |
| Built before 1980 | 38% |
| Built 2000 or later | 26% |
| Owner-occupied | 83% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $387,800 |
| Single-family detached | 70% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reminderville | 4 mi | 46% | 89% |
| Streetsboro | 4 mi | under 1% | 76% |
| Mantua | 6 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Twinsburg | 6 mi | 4% | 76% |
| Sugar Bush Knolls | 7 mi | 0% | 73% |
| Hudson | 7 mi | 5% | 87% |
| Solon | 8 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Glenwillow | 8 mi | 0% | 62% |
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