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Milford Center, Ohio
Inside Milford Center's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of mapped land, the 2nd-highest of 5 cities in Union County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 39%, the highest of 5 cities in Union County.
That water-table share is close to Union County's 97%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43045 overlapping the city. Of its 270 homes, 70% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1945.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Union 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 Milford Center
Basement waterproofing in Milford Center: a shallow water table limits basements on 93% of Milford Center's mapped land, more than in 82% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Milford Center's 270 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Milford Center city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 39.2% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 93.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.3% |
| Mapped soil | 280 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.7% by land area here, and 2% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 39% of the mapped land.
On 93% of Milford Center's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 97% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Union County
0% of Union 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 Milford Center. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43045 | 96% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Milford Center
| Housing units | 270 |
| Median year built | 1945 |
| Built before 1980 | 70% |
| Built 2000 or later | 20% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $197,100 |
| Single-family detached | 97% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 5 mi | 41% | over 99% |
| Marysville | 6 mi | 24% | 83% |
| Unionville Center | 6 mi | 16% | 50% |
| North Lewisburg | 7 mi | 19% | 98% |
| Mechanicsburg | 10 mi | 3% | 82% |
| Plain City | 10 mi | 38% | 90% |
| Mutual | 13 mi | 10% | 94% |
| Ostrander | 14 mi | 4% | 86% |
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