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Beloit, Ohio
Inside Beloit's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 84% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%, the 3rd-highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County.
That water-table share is above Mahoning County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44609 overlapping the city. Of its 459 homes, 79% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1946.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Mahoning 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 Beloit
Basement waterproofing in Beloit: a shallow water table limits basements on 84% of Beloit's mapped land, more than in 70% of Ohio cities.
In Mahoning County, 75% of the 32 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 300 of Beloit's 459 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Beloit city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 83.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.6% |
| Urban land, not rated | 3.2% |
| Mapped soil | 626 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Jimtown | 20% | n/a |
| Wadsworth | 12% | n/a |
| Bogart | 9% | n/a |
| Mahoning | 7% | 100% |
| Wayland | 6% | n/a |
| Damascus | 6% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 84% of Beloit's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 89% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Mahoning County
0% of Mahoning 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 Beloit. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44609 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Beloit
| Housing units | 459 |
| Median year built | 1946 |
| Built before 1980 | 79% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $100,400 |
| Single-family detached | 66% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring | 1 mi | 14% | 71% |
| Alliance | 6 mi | 2% | 67% |
| Salem | 8 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Hanoverton | 12 mi | under 1% | 69% |
| Washingtonville | 12 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Leetonia | 13 mi | 0% | 62% |
| Craig Beach | 14 mi | under 1% | 50% |
| Canfield | 14 mi | 19% | 85% |
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