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Mount Cory, Ohio
Inside Mount Cory's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of mapped land, the highest of 11 cities in Hancock County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 34%, the 3rd-highest of 11 cities in Hancock County.
That water-table share is above Hancock County's 93%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45868 overlapping the city. Of its 106 homes, 93% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hancock 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 Mount Cory
Basement waterproofing in Mount Cory: a shallow water table limits basements on over 99% of Mount Cory's mapped land, more than in 96% of Ohio cities.
In Hancock County, 64% of the 39 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Mount Cory's 106 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Mount Cory city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 33.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 99.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 99.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.9% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.9% |
| Mapped soil | 248 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.9% 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 34% of the mapped land.
On over 99% of Mount Cory's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Hancock County
0% of Hancock 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 Mount Cory. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45868 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Mount Cory
| Housing units | 106 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 93% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 94% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $89,200 |
| Single-family detached | 99% |
Nearby cities
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