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Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Inside Mentor-on-the-Lake's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 74% of mapped land, higher than 59% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is close to Lake County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44060 overlapping the city. Of its 3,780 homes, 62% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake
Basement waterproofing in Mentor-on-the-Lake: a shallow water table limits basements on 74% of Mentor-on-the-Lake's mapped land, more than in 59% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Mentor-on-the-Lake logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lake County, 35% of the 23 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 2,300 of Mentor-on-the-Lake's 3,780 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Mentor-on-the-Lake city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 74.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,035 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Painesville | 59% | n/a |
| Conneaut | 12% | 99% |
| Tyner | 12% | n/a |
| Stafford | 3% | n/a |
| Orrville | 2% | n/a |
| Swanton | 1% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 74% of Mentor-on-the-Lake's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lake County
0% of Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44060 | 100% | 2 | $131,798 |
Homes in Mentor-on-the-Lake
| Housing units | 3,780 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 62% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 62% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $188,500 |
| Single-family detached | 62% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor | 2 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Grand River | 4 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Fairport Harbor | 5 mi | 0% | 59% |
| Timberlake | 5 mi | 0% | 94% |
| Eastlake | 5 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Painesville | 5 mi | 0% | 57% |
| Willoughby | 5 mi | 0% | 67% |
| Kirtland Hills | 6 mi | 0% | 62% |
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