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Felicity, Ohio
Inside Felicity's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 68% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 10 cities in Clermont County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is close to Clermont County's 67%. USDA doesn't rate the 30% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45120 overlapping the city. Of its 248 homes, 80% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1957.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Clermont 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 Felicity
Basement waterproofing in Felicity: a shallow water table limits basements on 68% of Felicity's mapped land, more than in 54% of Ohio cities.
In Clermont County, 43% of the 35 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Felicity's 248 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Felicity city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 68.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 68.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 3.6% |
| Urban land, not rated | 29.8% |
| Mapped soil | 167 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Rossmoyne | 26% | 96% |
| Avonburg | 19% | n/a |
| Westboro | 8% | n/a |
| Schaffer | 6% | n/a |
| Clermont | 5% | n/a |
| Jonesboro | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 68% of Felicity's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 69% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Clermont County
0% of Clermont 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 Felicity. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45120 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Felicity
| Housing units | 248 |
| Median year built | 1957 |
| Built before 1980 | 80% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 25% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $138,400 |
| Single-family detached | 59% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilo | 4 mi | 0% | 39% |
| Neville | 6 mi | 0% | 31% |
| Moscow | 7 mi | under 1% | 44% |
| Higginsport | 8 mi | 27% | 0% |
| Hamersville | 8 mi | 3% | 100% |
| Bethel | 9 mi | 2% | 64% |
| Georgetown | 11 mi | 8% | 87% |
| New Richmond | 14 mi | 6% | 23% |
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