Huber Heights, Ohio

Inside Huber Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 67% of mapped land, higher than 52% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 14%.

That water-table share is close to Montgomery County's 65%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45424 overlapping the city. Of its 18,487 homes, 62% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.

Data as of September 22, 2026 · sources · in Montgomery County

14%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

67%

high water table: limits basements

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

62%

of homes built before 1980

Soil under Huber Heights city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	13.5%
High water table (limits basements)	67.4%
Septic fields very limited	91.0%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	4.6%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	8.7%
Urban land, not rated	4.5%
Mapped soil	14,626 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: high water table
Miamian	34%	78%
Celina	12%	94%
Brookston	9%	n/a
Crosby	9%	99%
Milton	6%	n/a
Fox	4%	1%

Huber Heights city limits inside Montgomery County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 67% of Huber Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Montgomery County

0% of Montgomery County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the September 22, 2026 map. County detail.

September 30, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklySeptember 22, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Huber Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
45424	92%	2	$0

Homes in Huber Heights

Housing units	18,487
Median year built	1976
Built before 1980	62%
Built 2000 or later	20%
Owner-occupied	71%
Median value, owner-occupied	$177,300
Single-family detached	80%

Nearby cities

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
Vandalia	4 mi	11%	73%
Riverside	5 mi	3%	32%
Dayton	7 mi	6%	28%
Fairborn	7 mi	2%	32%
New Carlisle	7 mi	44%	32%
Tipp City	8 mi	18%	56%
Beavercreek	9 mi	4%	60%
Enon	10 mi	8%	39%

Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (September 22, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status