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Mantua, Ohio
Inside Mantua's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Portage County's 78%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44255 overlapping the city. Of its 391 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Portage 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 Mantua
Basement waterproofing in Mantua: a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of Mantua's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Mantua logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Mantua's 391 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Mantua city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 48.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 84.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 1.3% |
| Mapped soil | 914 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 49% of Mantua's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 85% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Portage County
0% of Portage 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 Mantua. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44255 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Mantua
| Housing units | 391 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 61% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $179,200 |
| Single-family detached | 68% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | 5 mi | 0% | 91% |
| Aurora | 6 mi | under 1% | 89% |
| Garrettsville | 7 mi | 0% | 73% |
| Streetsboro | 7 mi | under 1% | 76% |
| Ravenna | 8 mi | 6% | 74% |
| Sugar Bush Knolls | 9 mi | 0% | 73% |
| Reminderville | 10 mi | 46% | 89% |
| Windham | 10 mi | 0% | 85% |
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