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Creston, Ohio
Inside Creston's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 15 cities in Wayne County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 11%, the highest of 15 cities in Wayne County.
That water-table share is above Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44217 overlapping the city. Of its 995 homes, 61% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne 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 Creston
Basement waterproofing in Creston: a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of Creston's mapped land, more than in 68% of Ohio cities.
About 700 of Creston's 995 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Creston city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 11.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 82.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 94.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.5% |
| Mapped soil | 1,402 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Jimtown | 17% | n/a |
| Bogart | 11% | n/a |
| Luray | 11% | n/a |
| Chili | 11% | 0% |
| Carlisle | 9% | n/a |
| Bennington | 6% | 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 82% of Creston's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 95% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wayne County
0% of Wayne 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 Creston. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44217 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Creston
| Housing units | 995 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 61% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 89% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $171,500 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seville | 3 mi | 2% | 84% |
| Westfield Center | 4 mi | 0% | 94% |
| Burbank | 5 mi | under 1% | 62% |
| Gloria Glens Park | 6 mi | 0% | 92% |
| Rittman | 6 mi | 2% | 75% |
| Chippewa Lake | 7 mi | 0% | 96% |
| Lodi | 7 mi | 1% | 85% |
| Smithville | 8 mi | under 1% | 72% |
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