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Canfield, Ohio
Inside Canfield's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of mapped land, the highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 19%, the highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County.
That water-table share is above Mahoning County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44406 overlapping the city. Of its 3,559 homes, 52% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1978.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Mahoning 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 Canfield
Basement waterproofing in Canfield: a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of Canfield's mapped land, more than in 73% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Canfield logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Mahoning County, 75% of the 32 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 2,500 of Canfield's 3,559 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Canfield city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 18.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 85.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 86.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 18.5% |
| Urban land, not rated | 8.7% |
| Mapped soil | 3,283 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Rittman | 27% | 99% |
| Wadsworth | 21% | n/a |
| Geeburg | 11% | n/a |
| Remsen | 7% | n/a |
| Frenchtown | 4% | n/a |
| Wayland | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.7% by land area here, and 19% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 19% of the mapped land.
On 85% of Canfield's 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 Mahoning County
0% of Mahoning 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 Canfield. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44406 | 100% | 8 | $247,872 |
Homes in Canfield
| Housing units | 3,559 |
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Built before 1980 | 52% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 85% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $254,800 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown | 8 mi | under 1% | 34% |
| Poland | 8 mi | under 1% | 53% |
| Washingtonville | 9 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Struthers | 9 mi | under 1% | 16% |
| McDonald | 10 mi | 0% | 32% |
| Salem | 10 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Campbell | 10 mi | 2% | 40% |
| Girard | 10 mi | 0% | 47% |
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