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Morrow, Ohio
Inside Morrow's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 11%, the 2nd-highest of 13 cities in Warren County.
That water-table share is below Warren County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45152 overlapping the city. Of its 881 homes, 44% were built before 1980; the median dates from 2009.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Warren 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 Morrow
Basement waterproofing in Morrow: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Morrow's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Morrow logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Warren County, 42% of the 24 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 800 of Morrow's 881 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Morrow city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 10.5% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 15.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 73.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 11.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 12.3% |
| Mapped soil | 1,344 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Morrow's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 74% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Warren County
0% of Warren 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 Morrow. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45152 | 100% | 4 | $10,583 |
Homes in Morrow
| Housing units | 881 |
| Median year built | 2009 |
| Built before 1980 | 44% |
| Built 2000 or later | 54% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $302,900 |
| Single-family detached | 88% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butlerville | 4 mi | 6% | 77% |
| Maineville | 4 mi | 3% | 77% |
| Pleasant Plain | 5 mi | 2% | 100% |
| South Lebanon | 5 mi | 9% | 25% |
| Lebanon | 7 mi | 16% | 27% |
| Clarksville | 8 mi | 0% | 41% |
| Blanchester | 9 mi | 1% | 94% |
| Mason | 9 mi | 4% | 41% |
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