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Cedarville, Ohio
Inside Cedarville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 10 cities in Greene County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 4%, the 5th-highest of 10 cities in Greene County.
That water-table share is close to Greene County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45314 overlapping the city. Of its 625 homes, 78% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Greene 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 Cedarville
Basement waterproofing in Cedarville: a shallow water table limits basements on 64% of Cedarville's mapped land.
About 400 of Cedarville's 625 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Cedarville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.6% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 63.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 93.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | under 0.1% |
| Mapped soil | 861 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 64% of Cedarville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Greene County
0% of Greene 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 Cedarville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45314 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Cedarville
| Housing units | 625 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 78% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 55% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $200,800 |
| Single-family detached | 63% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 3 mi | 16% | 57% |
| Yellow Springs | 5 mi | 7% | 66% |
| Jamestown | 7 mi | under 1% | 90% |
| Xenia | 8 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Enon | 10 mi | 8% | 39% |
| South Charleston | 10 mi | 11% | 63% |
| South Solon | 11 mi | 37% | 88% |
| Fairborn | 11 mi | 2% | 32% |
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