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Butlerville, Ohio
Inside Butlerville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 13 cities in Warren County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 6%, the 5th-highest of 13 cities in Warren County.
That water-table share is above Warren County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45162 overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Warren County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP
Basement waterproofing in Butlerville
Basement waterproofing in Butlerville: a shallow water table limits basements on 77% of Butlerville's mapped land, more than in 62% of Ohio cities.
In Warren County, 42% of the 24 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Butlerville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 6.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 76.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 17.3% |
| Mapped soil | 70 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Westboro | 23% | n/a |
| Hickory | 17% | n/a |
| Clermont | 13% | n/a |
| Schaffer | 13% | n/a |
| Jonesboro | 13% | n/a |
| Rossmoyne | 11% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 77% of Butlerville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Warren County
0% of Warren 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 Butlerville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45162 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Butlerville has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Plain | 2 mi | 2% | 100% |
| Morrow | 4 mi | 11% | 16% |
| Maineville | 5 mi | 3% | 77% |
| Blanchester | 6 mi | 1% | 94% |
| South Lebanon | 8 mi | 9% | 25% |
| Clarksville | 9 mi | 0% | 41% |
| Midland | 10 mi | 1% | 100% |
| Loveland | 10 mi | 9% | 23% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status