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Grand River, Ohio
Inside Grand River's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 66% of mapped land, higher than 51% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Lake County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list 11 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 298 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1944.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lake County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Grand River
Basement waterproofing in Grand River: a shallow water table limits basements on 66% of Grand River's mapped land, more than in 51% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Grand River logged 11 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lake County, 35% of the 23 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Grand River's 298 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Grand River city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 66.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 66.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 409 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 66% of Grand River's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 66% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lake County
0% of Lake 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 Grand River. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44045 | 89% | 3 | $232,150 |
| 44077 | 11% | 8 | $58,922 |
Homes in Grand River
| Housing units | 298 |
| Median year built | 1944 |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 17% |
| Owner-occupied | 81% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $162,500 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairport Harbor | 1 mi | 0% | 59% |
| Painesville | 2 mi | 0% | 57% |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | 4 mi | 0% | 74% |
| Mentor | 5 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Perry | 8 mi | 0% | 73% |
| Kirtland Hills | 8 mi | 0% | 62% |
| North Perry | 9 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Eastlake | 10 mi | 0% | 77% |
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