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Killbuck, Ohio
Inside Killbuck's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Holmes County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Holmes County's 62%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44637 overlapping the city. Of its 481 homes, 83% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1953.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Holmes 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 Killbuck
Basement waterproofing in Killbuck: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Killbuck's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Killbuck logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 400 of Killbuck's 481 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Killbuck city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 16.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 77.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 232 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | 60% | 0% |
| Melvin | 15% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 3% | 96% |
| Glenford | 3% | 97% |
| Chagrin | 1% | n/a |
| Lindside | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Killbuck's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 77% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Holmes County
0% of Holmes 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 Killbuck. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44637 | 100% | 2 | $4,979 |
Homes in Killbuck
| Housing units | 481 |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Built before 1980 | 83% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $152,000 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg | 5 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Glenmont | 6 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Holmesville | 10 mi | 0% | 33% |
| Nashville | 10 mi | 0% | 89% |
| Brinkhaven | 11 mi | 0% | 11% |
| Warsaw | 11 mi | under 1% | 38% |
| Nellie | 12 mi | 3% | 31% |
| Shreve | 13 mi | under 1% | 25% |
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