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Boston Heights, Ohio
Inside Boston Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 22 cities in Summit County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%.
That water-table share is above Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list 12 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 555 homes, 47% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1988.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Summit County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Boston Heights
Basement waterproofing in Boston Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of Boston Heights' mapped land, more than in 74% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Boston Heights logged 12 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Summit County, 75% of the 75 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 500 of Boston Heights' 555 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Boston Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 86.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.4% |
| Mapped soil | 4,478 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth | 26% | 99% |
| Rittman | 17% | 99% |
| Wadsworth | 17% | n/a |
| Mahoning | 7% | 100% |
| Fitchville | 3% | 96% |
| Sebring | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 87% of Boston Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 92% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Summit County
0% of Summit 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 Boston Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44236 | 62% | 12 | $173,068 |
| 44264 | 39% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Boston Heights
| Housing units | 555 |
| Median year built | 1988 |
| Built before 1980 | 47% |
| Built 2000 or later | 23% |
| Owner-occupied | 94% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $431,800 |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | 3 mi | 9% | 73% |
| Hudson | 4 mi | 5% | 87% |
| Macedonia | 4 mi | 1% | 75% |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 5 mi | 4% | 68% |
| Twinsburg | 6 mi | 4% | 76% |
| Northfield | 6 mi | 0% | 65% |
| Stow | 6 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Brecksville | 7 mi | 6% | 76% |
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