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Grandview Heights, Ohio
Inside Grandview Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 22% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Franklin County's 71%. USDA doesn't rate the 37% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43212 overlapping the city. Of its 4,238 homes, 65% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1959.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Franklin 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 Grandview Heights
Basement waterproofing in Grandview Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 22% of Grandview Heights' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Grandview Heights logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Franklin County, 81% of the 176 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 1,900 of Grandview Heights' 4,238 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Grandview Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 22.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 43.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 37.3% |
| Mapped soil | 844 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 22% of Grandview Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Franklin County
0% of Franklin 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 Grandview Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43212 | 94% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Grandview Heights
| Housing units | 4,238 |
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Built before 1980 | 65% |
| Built 2000 or later | 33% |
| Owner-occupied | 56% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $583,300 |
| Single-family detached | 44% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Cliff | 1 mi | 0% | 20% |
| Valleyview | 2 mi | 0% | 24% |
| Columbus | 3 mi | 8% | 63% |
| Upper Arlington | 4 mi | 2% | 47% |
| Bexley | 6 mi | under 1% | 65% |
| Urbancrest | 6 mi | 10% | 63% |
| Riverlea | 7 mi | 0% | 35% |
| Hilliard | 7 mi | 31% | 88% |
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