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Linndale, Ohio
Inside Linndale's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 20% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 40% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
Basement waterproofing in Linndale
Basement waterproofing in Linndale: a shallow water table limits basements on 20% of Linndale's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Linndale logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
Soil under Linndale city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 20.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 25.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 40.5% |
| Mapped soil | 45 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Mitiwanga | 15% | 95% |
| Brecksville | 6% | n/a |
| Elnora | 5% | n/a |
| Loudonville | 3% | n/a |
| Darien | 3% | n/a |
| Jimtown | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 20% of Linndale's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga 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 Linndale. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44135 | 66% | 1 | $0 |
| 44111 | 34% | 0 | $0 |
Homes
Linndale has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 1 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Lakewood | 3 mi | 0% | 17% |
| Brook Park | 4 mi | 0% | 39% |
| Parma Heights | 4 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Fairview Park | 4 mi | 0% | 29% |
| Parma | 5 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Rocky River | 5 mi | 1% | 35% |
| Cleveland | 5 mi | under 1% | 17% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026). Methods · Data status