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Beavercreek, Ohio
Inside Beavercreek's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 60% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 10 cities in Greene County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 4%, the 4th-highest of 10 cities in Greene County.
That water-table share is below Greene County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list 19 flood losses since 2016 in the 6 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 20,352 homes, 51% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1979.
Data as of November 3, 2026 · sources · in Greene County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 6 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Beavercreek
Basement waterproofing in Beavercreek: a shallow water table limits basements on 60% of Beavercreek's mapped land, and the 6 ZIP codes overlapping Beavercreek logged 19 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 14,300 of Beavercreek's 20,352 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Beavercreek city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 60.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 4.0% |
| Mapped soil | 17,048 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 60% of Beavercreek's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Beavercreek covers 26.6 square miles of land and counts 20,352 housing units, about 765 per square mile.
72% of Beavercreek's occupied homes are owner-occupied, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $279,600; 25% of all homes in the city date from 2000 or later.
The largest soil series under Beavercreek is Miamian, on 50% of the mapped land, followed by Ragsdale at 5%.
Clay swell, measured as linear extensibility, averages 4.4% across Beavercreek's 17,048 mapped acres.
Drought in Greene County
0% of Greene County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the November 3, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Beavercreek. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45431 | 27% | 4 | $29,304 |
| 45434 | 25% | 4 | $2,521 |
| 45430 | 18% | 7 | $490,846 |
| 45432 | 18% | 3 | $3,463 |
| 45440 | 9% | 1 | $0 |
| 45301 | under 1% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Beavercreek
| Housing units | 20,352 |
| Median year built | 1979 |
| Built before 1980 | 51% |
| Built 2000 or later | 25% |
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $279,600 |
| Single-family detached | 71% |
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (November 3, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status