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Munroe Falls, Ohio

Inside Munroe Falls' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.

That water-table share is below Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44262 overlapping the city. Of its 2,210 homes, 59% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.

Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Summit County

0%

expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes

49%

high water table: limits basements

0

flood losses since 2016 in 1 overlapping ZIP

59%

of homes built before 1980

Basement waterproofing in Munroe Falls

Basement waterproofing in Munroe Falls: a shallow water table limits basements on 49% of Munroe Falls' mapped land.

In Summit County, 75% of the 75 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.

About 1,600 of Munroe Falls' 2,210 homes are detached houses.

Soil under Munroe Falls city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)0.0%
High water table (limits basements)48.9%
Septic fields very limited86.2%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)1.7%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)0.0%
Urban land, not rated3.6%
Mapped soil1,834 acres
Soil seriesShare hereSeries nationally: high water table
Chili32%0%
Wooster17%57%
Canfield16%over 99%
Ravenna9%n/a
Holly2%n/a
Jimtown2%n/a
Summit CountyMunroe Falls
Munroe Falls city limits inside Summit County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

How we count

What the numbers mean here

On 49% of Munroe Falls' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

Drought in Summit County

0% of Summit County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

Flood losses by ZIP code

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Munroe Falls. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIPShare of city landFlood lossesPaid
4426297%0$0

Homes in Munroe Falls

Housing units2,210
Median year built1976
Built before 198059%
Built 2000 or later6%
Owner-occupied79%
Median value, owner-occupied$250,800
Single-family detached71%

Nearby cities

PlaceDistanceExpansive clayHigh water table
Silver Lake 2 mi 0% 43%
Tallmadge 2 mi 1% 73%
Stow 3 mi 2% 81%
Kent 4 mi under 1% 33%
Akron 6 mi 1% 34%
Mogadore 6 mi 0% 29%
Sugar Bush Knolls 6 mi 0% 73%
Cuyahoga Falls 7 mi 4% 68%

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