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Liberty Center, Ohio
Inside Liberty Center's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of mapped land, higher than 78% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 7%.
That water-table share is below Henry County's 96%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43532 overlapping the city. Of its 453 homes, 71% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1963.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Henry 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 Liberty Center
Basement waterproofing in Liberty Center: a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of Liberty Center's mapped land, more than in 78% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Liberty Center logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 400 of Liberty Center's 453 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Liberty Center city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 7.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 90.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 9.4% |
| Urban land, not rated | 1.1% |
| Mapped soil | 660 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Ottokee | 44% | n/a |
| Granby | 20% | n/a |
| Tedrow | 7% | n/a |
| Sloan | 7% | n/a |
| Lucas | 3% | n/a |
| Rimer | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 90% of Liberty Center's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 92% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Henry County
0% of Henry 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 Liberty Center. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43532 | 100% | 1 | $2,839 |
Homes in Liberty Center
| Housing units | 453 |
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Built before 1980 | 71% |
| Built 2000 or later | 12% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $161,600 |
| Single-family detached | 80% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClure | 6 mi | 30% | 93% |
| Napoleon | 7 mi | 47% | 82% |
| Grand Rapids | 8 mi | 36% | 84% |
| Malinta | 9 mi | 64% | 98% |
| Delta | 9 mi | 26% | 84% |
| Wauseon | 10 mi | 21% | 86% |
| Swanton | 12 mi | under 1% | 77% |
| Whitehouse | 12 mi | 28% | 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