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La Rue, Ohio
Inside La Rue's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 39% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Marion County's 92%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43332 overlapping the city. Of its 323 homes, 94% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Marion 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 La Rue
Basement waterproofing in La Rue: a shallow water table limits basements on 39% of La Rue's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping La Rue logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 200 of La Rue's 323 homes are detached houses.
Soil under La Rue city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 39.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.5% |
| Mapped soil | 309 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 39% | 1% |
| Westland | 18% | n/a |
| Sleeth | 15% | n/a |
| Nolin | 12% | n/a |
| Newark | 4% | n/a |
| Homer | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 39% of La Rue's 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 Marion County
0% of Marion 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 La Rue. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43332 | 100% | 2 | $0 |
Homes in La Rue
| Housing units | 323 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 94% |
| Built 2000 or later | 0% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $113,600 |
| Single-family detached | 77% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bloomington | 4 mi | 78% | 92% |
| Mount Victory | 8 mi | 22% | over 99% |
| Marseilles | 9 mi | 6% | 96% |
| Green Camp | 10 mi | 39% | 84% |
| Ridgeway | 11 mi | 49% | 97% |
| Richwood | 11 mi | 7% | 86% |
| Morral | 12 mi | 46% | 94% |
| Kenton | 13 mi | 14% | 71% |
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