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Bentleyville, Ohio
Inside Bentleyville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 69% of mapped land, higher than 54% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 4%, the 4th-highest of 57 cities in Cuyahoga County.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44022 overlapping the city. Of its 262 homes, 32% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1986.
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 Bentleyville
Basement waterproofing in Bentleyville: a shallow water table limits basements on 69% of Bentleyville's mapped land, more than in 54% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Bentleyville logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 300 of Bentleyville's 262 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Bentleyville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 4.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 69.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 93.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 4.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,652 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth | 14% | n/a |
| Ellsworth | 12% | 99% |
| Rittman | 9% | 99% |
| Fitchville | 9% | 96% |
| Oshtemo | 6% | 0% |
| Brecksville | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 69% of Bentleyville'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 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 Bentleyville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44022 | 98% | 8 | $407,668 |
Homes in Bentleyville
| Housing units | 262 |
| Median year built | 1986 |
| Built before 1980 | 32% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 94% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $748,000 |
| Single-family detached | 100% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chagrin Falls | 2 mi | 2% | 44% |
| Moreland Hills | 2 mi | 6% | 64% |
| Solon | 2 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Orange | 4 mi | 0% | 84% |
| South Russell | 5 mi | 2% | 95% |
| Bedford Heights | 5 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Woodmere | 5 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Glenwillow | 5 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