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Berlin Heights, Ohio
Inside Berlin Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Erie County's 69%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44814 overlapping the city. Of its 336 homes, 88% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1942.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Erie 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 Berlin Heights
Basement waterproofing in Berlin Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of Berlin Heights' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Berlin Heights logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Erie County, 54% of the 46 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 300 of Berlin Heights' 336 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Berlin Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 48.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 82.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,027 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Oshtemo | 15% | 0% |
| Mermill | 10% | n/a |
| Jimtown | 6% | n/a |
| Haskins | 5% | n/a |
| Elnora | 5% | n/a |
| Bennington | 5% | 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 49% of Berlin Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 83% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Erie County
0% of Erie 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 Berlin Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44814 | 100% | 1 | $7,479 |
Homes in Berlin Heights
| Housing units | 336 |
| Median year built | 1942 |
| Built before 1980 | 88% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 73% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $177,900 |
| Single-family detached | 94% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 6 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Huron | 6 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Wakeman | 7 mi | under 1% | 85% |
| Norwalk | 8 mi | under 1% | 66% |
| Kipton | 10 mi | 0% | 98% |
| Vermilion | 11 mi | 4% | 85% |
| Monroeville | 12 mi | under 1% | 67% |
| South Amherst | 13 mi | 7% | 82% |
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