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Broughton, Ohio
Inside Broughton's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of mapped land, higher than 84% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 94%, the 3rd-highest of 10 cities in Paulding County.
That water-table share is close to Paulding County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45879 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Paulding County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Broughton
Basement waterproofing in Broughton: a shallow water table limits basements on 94% of Broughton's mapped land, more than in 84% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Broughton logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
Soil under Broughton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 94.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 94.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 93.0% |
| Mapped soil | 139 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.3% by land area here, and 93% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 94% of the mapped land.
On 94% of Broughton's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 94% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Paulding County
0% of Paulding 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 Broughton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45879 | 100% | 2 | $23,492 |
Homes
Broughton has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status