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Bay Village, Ohio
Inside Bay Village's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is close to Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 33% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44140 overlapping the city. Of its 6,359 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1960.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga 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 Bay Village
Basement waterproofing in Bay Village: a shallow water table limits basements on 51% of Bay Village's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Bay Village logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 5,900 of Bay Village's 6,359 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bay Village city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 51.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 53.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 33.1% |
| Mapped soil | 2,852 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Allis | 33% | n/a |
| Hornell | 13% | n/a |
| Haskins | 9% | n/a |
| Brecksville | 4% | n/a |
| Elnora | 2% | n/a |
| Mahoning | 1% | 100% |
What the numbers mean here
On 51% of Bay Village's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 54% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga 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 Bay Village. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44140 | 100% | 2 | $0 |
Homes in Bay Village
| Housing units | 6,359 |
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 91% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $353,000 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake | 3 mi | under 1% | 75% |
| Rocky River | 4 mi | 1% | 35% |
| Avon Lake | 5 mi | 6% | 94% |
| Avon | 5 mi | 11% | 85% |
| Fairview Park | 5 mi | 0% | 29% |
| North Olmsted | 5 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Lakewood | 7 mi | 0% | 17% |
| Brook Park | 8 mi | 0% | 39% |
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