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Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Inside Middleburg Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 26 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44130 overlapping the city. Of its 7,764 homes, 75% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1969.
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 Middleburg Heights
Basement waterproofing in Middleburg Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 65% of Middleburg Heights' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Middleburg Heights logged 26 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,500 of Middleburg Heights' 7,764 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Middleburg Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 64.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 70.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 14.3% |
| Mapped soil | 5,170 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 65% of Middleburg Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 70% 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 Middleburg Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44130 | 95% | 26 | $1.2 million |
Homes in Middleburg Heights
| Housing units | 7,764 |
| Median year built | 1969 |
| Built before 1980 | 75% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $228,400 |
| Single-family detached | 57% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Park | 2 mi | 0% | 39% |
| Berea | 2 mi | 0% | 50% |
| Parma Heights | 3 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Strongsville | 4 mi | 0% | 75% |
| Parma | 4 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Olmsted Falls | 5 mi | 0% | 71% |
| North Royalton | 5 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Fairview Park | 5 mi | 0% | 29% |
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