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Maumee, Ohio
Inside Maumee's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 52% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 25%, the 5th-highest of 10 cities in Lucas County.
That water-table share is below Lucas County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43537 overlapping the city. Of its 6,217 homes, 80% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1963.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lucas 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 Maumee
Basement waterproofing in Maumee: a shallow water table limits basements on 52% of Maumee's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Maumee logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lucas County, 35% of the 34 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,600 of Maumee's 6,217 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Maumee city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 24.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 52.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 59.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 19.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 17.3% |
| Mapped soil | 6,935 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Lenawee | 20% | n/a |
| Toledo | 13% | n/a |
| Del Rey | 7% | n/a |
| Ross | 6% | n/a |
| Hoytville | 4% | 99% |
| Fulton | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.1% by land area here, and 19% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 25% of the mapped land.
On 52% of Maumee's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 59% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lucas County
0% of Lucas 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 Maumee. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43537 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Maumee
| Housing units | 6,217 |
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Built before 1980 | 80% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 72% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $194,500 |
| Single-family detached | 74% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perrysburg | 3 mi | 41% | 76% |
| Holland | 4 mi | under 1% | 62% |
| Rossford | 5 mi | 28% | 76% |
| Waterville | 6 mi | 27% | 71% |
| Ottawa Hills | 6 mi | under 1% | 39% |
| Whitehouse | 8 mi | 28% | 77% |
| Toledo | 8 mi | 2% | 41% |
| Haskins | 8 mi | 85% | over 99% |
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