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Glendale, Ohio
Inside Glendale's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is close to Hamilton County's 9%. USDA doesn't rate the 46% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45246 overlapping the city. Of its 1,023 homes, 80% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hamilton 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 Glendale
Basement waterproofing in Glendale: a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of Glendale's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Glendale logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Hamilton County, 52% of the 251 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 900 of Glendale's 1,023 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Glendale city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 4.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 38.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 45.6% |
| Mapped soil | 1,054 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on under 1% and a shallow water table on 4% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Glendale; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Hamilton County
0% of Hamilton 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 Glendale. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45246 | 100% | 3 | $10,068 |
Homes in Glendale
| Housing units | 1,023 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 80% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $450,700 |
| Single-family detached | 89% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 1 mi | under 1% | 5% |
| Springdale | 2 mi | under 1% | 1% |
| Lincoln Heights | 2 mi | 0% | 1% |
| Evendale | 2 mi | 4% | 4% |
| Sharonville | 3 mi | 2% | 9% |
| Lockland | 3 mi | 1% | 1% |
| Wyoming | 3 mi | 12% | 5% |
| Greenhills | 3 mi | 11% | 19% |
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