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Clarington, Ohio
Inside Clarington's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 21%.
That water-table share is close to Monroe County's 18%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43915 overlapping the city. Of its 169 homes, 79% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Monroe 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 Clarington
Basement waterproofing in Clarington: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Clarington's mapped land.
About 100 of Clarington's 169 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Clarington city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 21.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 16.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 67.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 18.0% |
| Mapped soil | 620 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.8% by land area here, and 18% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 21% of the mapped land.
On 16% of Clarington's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 68% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Monroe County
0% of Monroe 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 Clarington. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43915 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Clarington
| Housing units | 169 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 79% |
| Built 2000 or later | 20% |
| Owner-occupied | 81% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $123,000 |
| Single-family detached | 75% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powhatan Point | 6 mi | 10% | 16% |
| Beallsville | 10 mi | 25% | 40% |
| Wilson | 12 mi | 14% | 26% |
| Jerusalem | 13 mi | 15% | 10% |
| Antioch | 13 mi | 28% | 23% |
| Woodsfield | 14 mi | 28% | 22% |
| Shadyside | 15 mi | 8% | 6% |
| Miltonsburg | 17 mi | 0% | 38% |
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