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Meyers Lake, Ohio
Inside Meyers Lake's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Stark County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44708 overlapping the city. Of its 535 homes, 18% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1989.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Stark 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 Meyers Lake
Basement waterproofing in Meyers Lake: a shallow water table limits basements on 8% of Meyers Lake's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Meyers Lake logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Stark County, 46% of the 35 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Meyers Lake's 535 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Meyers Lake city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 7.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 28.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.2% |
| Urban land, not rated | 5.9% |
| Mapped soil | 278 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on under 1% and a shallow water table on 8% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Meyers Lake; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Stark County
0% of Stark 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 Meyers Lake. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44708 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Meyers Lake
| Housing units | 535 |
| Median year built | 1989 |
| Built before 1980 | 18% |
| Built 2000 or later | 28% |
| Owner-occupied | 87% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $225,000 |
| Single-family detached | 21% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills and Dales | 2 mi | 0% | 14% |
| Canton | 3 mi | 1% | 25% |
| North Canton | 4 mi | under 1% | 30% |
| Massillon | 6 mi | under 1% | 49% |
| East Canton | 7 mi | 3% | 65% |
| Navarre | 8 mi | under 1% | 43% |
| Louisville | 8 mi | under 1% | 68% |
| Green | 10 mi | 1% | 43% |
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