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Fairlawn, Ohio
Inside Fairlawn's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is close to Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44333 overlapping the city. Of its 3,620 homes, 63% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Summit 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 Fairlawn
Basement waterproofing in Fairlawn: a shallow water table limits basements on 59% of Fairlawn's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Fairlawn logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Summit County, 75% of the 75 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 2,400 of Fairlawn's 3,620 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Fairlawn city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 59.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 79.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 9.4% |
| Mapped soil | 2,924 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 23% | over 99% |
| Chili | 19% | 0% |
| Ravenna | 9% | n/a |
| Sebring | 8% | n/a |
| Carlisle | 4% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 3% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 59% of Fairlawn's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 80% 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 October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Fairlawn. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44333 | 98% | 4 | $1,225 |
Homes in Fairlawn
| Housing units | 3,620 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 63% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $284,600 |
| Single-family detached | 66% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Falls | 5 mi | 4% | 68% |
| Akron | 6 mi | 1% | 34% |
| Richfield | 7 mi | under 1% | 89% |
| Norton | 7 mi | under 1% | 76% |
| Peninsula | 8 mi | 9% | 73% |
| Barberton | 9 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Silver Lake | 9 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Wadsworth | 9 mi | 0% | 82% |
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