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Magnolia, Ohio

Inside Magnolia's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 27% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.

That water-table share is below Stark County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44643 overlapping the city. Of its 512 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1948.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Stark County

<1%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

27%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

81%

of homes built before 1980

Basement waterproofing in Magnolia

Basement waterproofing in Magnolia: a shallow water table limits basements on 27% of Magnolia's mapped land.

In Stark County, 46% of the 35 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.

About 500 of Magnolia's 512 homes are detached houses.

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Soil under Magnolia city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.1%
High water table (limits basements)26.7%
Septic fields very limited87.4%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)1.9%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.1%
Urban land, not rated8.4%
Mapped soil506 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Chili29%0%
Orrville19%n/a
Oshtemo13%0%
Tioga6%n/a
Fairpoint6%n/a
Wayland3%n/a
Stark CountyMagnolia
Magnolia city limits inside Stark 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 27% of Magnolia's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 87% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Stark County

0% of Stark County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

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

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
44643100%0$0

Homes in Magnolia

Housing units512
Median year built1948
Built before 198081%
Built 2000 or later7%
Owner-occupied81%
Median value, owner-occupied$164,600
Single-family detached89%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Waynesburg 2 mi 0% 18%
East Sparta 4 mi 15% 41%
Mineral City 5 mi 7% 54%
Malvern 6 mi under 1% 1%
Zoar 7 mi 1% 22%
Dellroy 8 mi 0% 70%
Bolivar 9 mi 0% 2%
East Canton 9 mi 3% 65%

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