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Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Inside Mayfield Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 48% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is close to Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 32% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44124 overlapping the city. Of its 10,615 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1965.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga 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 Mayfield Heights
Basement waterproofing in Mayfield Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 48% of Mayfield Heights' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Mayfield Heights logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
The city lists a permit for the work.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 5,000 of Mayfield Heights' 10,615 homes are detached houses.
| City permit | Mayfield Heights publishes a combined sewer and waterproofing permit application. (City of Mayfield Heights Building Department, read October 2, 2026) |
| Prices | Cost guide ranges compared |
Soil under Mayfield Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 48.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 51.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 32.5% |
| Mapped soil | 2,685 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 48% of Mayfield Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 51% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga 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 Mayfield Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44124 | 95% | 3 | $46,212 |
Homes in Mayfield Heights
| Housing units | 10,615 |
| Median year built | 1965 |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 49% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $205,200 |
| Single-family detached | 47% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndhurst | 2 mi | 0% | 35% |
| Mayfield | 2 mi | 0% | 57% |
| Gates Mills | 2 mi | 2% | 49% |
| Highland Heights | 2 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Pepper Pike | 3 mi | 0% | 70% |
| Hunting Valley | 3 mi | 4% | 65% |
| South Euclid | 4 mi | 0% | 31% |
| Beachwood | 4 mi | 0% | 58% |
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