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Broadview Heights, Ohio
Inside Broadview Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 57 cities in Cuyahoga County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44147 overlapping the city. Of its 8,582 homes, 44% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1984.
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 Broadview Heights
Basement waterproofing in Broadview Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of Broadview Heights' mapped land, more than in 62% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Broadview Heights logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 6,100 of Broadview Heights' 8,582 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Broadview Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | under 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 76.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 86.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 2.7% |
| Mapped soil | 8,332 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 77% of Broadview Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% 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 Broadview Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44147 | over 99% | 4 | $22,498 |
Homes in Broadview Heights
| Housing units | 8,582 |
| Median year built | 1984 |
| Built before 1980 | 44% |
| Built 2000 or later | 24% |
| Owner-occupied | 83% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $316,700 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecksville | 3 mi | 6% | 76% |
| North Royalton | 4 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Seven Hills | 4 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Independence | 5 mi | 3% | 45% |
| Parma | 5 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Valley View | 6 mi | 5% | 32% |
| Richfield | 6 mi | under 1% | 89% |
| Parma Heights | 6 mi | 0% | 51% |
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