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Marshallville, Ohio
Inside Marshallville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 15 cities in Wayne County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is above Wayne County's 66%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44645 overlapping the city. Of its 292 homes, 59% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wayne 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 Marshallville
Basement waterproofing in Marshallville: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Marshallville's mapped land, more than in 93% of Ohio cities.
About 200 of Marshallville's 292 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Marshallville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 379 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Rittman | 32% | 99% |
| Fitchville | 19% | 96% |
| Wadsworth | 17% | n/a |
| Sebring | 16% | n/a |
| Glenford | 12% | 97% |
| Frenchtown | 2% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 99% of Marshallville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wayne County
0% of Wayne 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 Marshallville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44645 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Marshallville
| Housing units | 292 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 59% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 87% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $172,300 |
| Single-family detached | 76% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrville | 4 mi | 1% | 67% |
| Doylestown | 5 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Clinton | 6 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Rittman | 6 mi | 2% | 75% |
| Dalton | 7 mi | 1% | 82% |
| Smithville | 7 mi | under 1% | 72% |
| Canal Fulton | 8 mi | under 1% | 51% |
| New Franklin | 9 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