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Bainbridge, Ohio
Inside Bainbridge's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Ross County's 61%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45612 overlapping the city. Of its 306 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1952.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Ross 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 Bainbridge
Basement waterproofing in Bainbridge: a shallow water table limits basements on 14% of Bainbridge's mapped land.
About 200 of Bainbridge's 306 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bainbridge city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 14.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.1% |
| Mapped soil | 326 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Eldean | 38% | 0% |
| Ockley | 23% | 0% |
| Glenford | 7% | 97% |
| Rodman | 5% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 4% | 96% |
| Haymond | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on 14% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Bainbridge; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Ross County
0% of Ross 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 Bainbridge. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45612 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Bainbridge
| Housing units | 306 |
| Median year built | 1952 |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $97,700 |
| Single-family detached | 81% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Salem | 8 mi | 12% | 87% |
| Greenfield | 11 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Sinking Spring | 12 mi | under 1% | 12% |
| Frankfort | 13 mi | 7% | 44% |
| Chillicothe | 17 mi | 3% | 31% |
| Waverly | 17 mi | 7% | 24% |
| Leesburg | 17 mi | 2% | 61% |
| Hillsboro | 18 mi | under 1% | 40% |
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