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Nashville, Ohio
Inside Nashville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of mapped land, the highest of 5 cities in Holmes County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Holmes County's 62%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44661 overlapping the city. Of its 136 homes, 82% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Holmes 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 Nashville
Basement waterproofing in Nashville: a shallow water table limits basements on 89% of Nashville's mapped land, more than in 77% of Ohio cities.
About 100 of Nashville's 136 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Nashville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 89.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 90.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 44 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 89% of Nashville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Holmes County
0% of Holmes 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 Nashville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44661 | 96% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Nashville
| Housing units | 136 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 82% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 71% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $86,700 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmont | 5 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Loudonville | 7 mi | 1% | 21% |
| Shreve | 8 mi | under 1% | 25% |
| Brinkhaven | 10 mi | 0% | 11% |
| Killbuck | 10 mi | 0% | 16% |
| Holmesville | 10 mi | 0% | 33% |
| Millersburg | 11 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Perrysville | 11 mi | under 1% | 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