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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Inside Cuyahoga Falls' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 68% of mapped land, higher than 53% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 4%, the 5th-highest of 22 cities in Summit County.
That water-table share is close to Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in the 3 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 24,559 homes, 71% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of September 22, 2026 · sources · in Summit County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 3 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Soil under Cuyahoga Falls city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 3.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 67.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.8% |
| Urban land, not rated | 9.0% |
| Mapped soil | 16,568 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 68% of Cuyahoga Falls' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 84% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Summit County
0% of Summit County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the September 22, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Cuyahoga Falls. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44223 | 49% | 2 | $131,543 |
| 44221 | 24% | 0 | $0 |
| 44264 | 10% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Cuyahoga Falls
| Housing units | 24,559 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 71% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $183,300 |
| Single-family detached | 64% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula | 4 mi | 9% | 73% |
| Fairlawn | 5 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Boston Heights | 5 mi | 3% | 87% |
| Silver Lake | 5 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Richfield | 6 mi | under 1% | 89% |
| Stow | 6 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Munroe Falls | 7 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Hudson | 7 mi | 5% | 87% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (September 22, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status