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Midvale, Ohio
Inside Midvale's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 50% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is above Tuscarawas County's 42%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 373 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Tuscarawas County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Midvale
Basement waterproofing in Midvale: a shallow water table limits basements on 50% of Midvale's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Midvale logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 300 of Midvale's 373 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Midvale city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 50.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 80.5% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.5% |
| Urban land, not rated | 11.3% |
| Mapped soil | 479 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Fitchville | 26% | 96% |
| Westmoreland | 12% | 0% |
| Glenford | 11% | 97% |
| Orrville | 8% | n/a |
| Chili | 6% | 0% |
| Bethesda | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 50% of Midvale's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 81% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Tuscarawas County
0% of Tuscarawas 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 Midvale. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44653 | 73% | 0 | $0 |
| 44663 | 20% | 8 | $99,673 |
Homes in Midvale
| Housing units | 373 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 79% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $112,500 |
| Single-family detached | 86% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhill | 1 mi | 0% | 61% |
| Uhrichsville | 2 mi | 2% | 59% |
| Roswell | 3 mi | 8% | 83% |
| Tuscarawas | 3 mi | 0% | 13% |
| Dennison | 3 mi | 2% | 45% |
| New Philadelphia | 5 mi | 3% | 23% |
| Gnadenhutten | 6 mi | 2% | 19% |
| Sherrodsville | 8 mi | 0% | 30% |
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