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Brooklyn, Ohio
Inside Brooklyn's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 43% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 35% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44144 overlapping the city. Of its 5,289 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1960.
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 Brooklyn
Basement waterproofing in Brooklyn: a shallow water table limits basements on 43% of Brooklyn's mapped land.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 3,600 of Brooklyn's 5,289 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Brooklyn city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 43.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 49.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 34.5% |
| Mapped soil | 2,739 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning | 17% | 100% |
| Jimtown | 12% | n/a |
| Hornell | 7% | n/a |
| Chagrin | 3% | n/a |
| Haskins | 2% | n/a |
| Brecksville | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 43% of Brooklyn's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
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 Brooklyn. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44144 | 91% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Brooklyn
| Housing units | 5,289 |
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 60% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $163,100 |
| Single-family detached | 69% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linndale | 1 mi | 0% | 20% |
| Parma Heights | 4 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Parma | 4 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Brook Park | 4 mi | 0% | 39% |
| Lakewood | 4 mi | 0% | 17% |
| Brooklyn Heights | 4 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Newburgh Heights | 5 mi | 1% | 13% |
| Cleveland | 5 mi | under 1% | 17% |
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