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Marble Cliff, Ohio
Inside Marble Cliff'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 Franklin County's 71%. USDA doesn't rate the 30% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 441 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1954.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Franklin County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Marble Cliff
Basement waterproofing in Marble Cliff: a shallow water table limits basements on 20% of Marble Cliff's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Marble Cliff logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Franklin County, 81% of the 176 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Marble Cliff's 441 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Marble Cliff city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 20.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 44.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 29.9% |
| Mapped soil | 177 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 20% of Marble Cliff's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Franklin County
0% of Franklin 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 Marble Cliff. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43212 | 68% | 1 | $0 |
| 43215 | 32% | 1 | $5,660 |
Homes in Marble Cliff
| Housing units | 441 |
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 64% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $815,500 |
| Single-family detached | 52% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Heights | 1 mi | 1% | 22% |
| Valleyview | 2 mi | 0% | 24% |
| Upper Arlington | 3 mi | 2% | 47% |
| Columbus | 4 mi | 8% | 63% |
| Urbancrest | 6 mi | 10% | 63% |
| Hilliard | 6 mi | 31% | 88% |
| Riverlea | 7 mi | 0% | 35% |
| Bexley | 7 mi | under 1% | 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