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New Boston, Ohio
Inside New Boston's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 7% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 5 cities in Scioto County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%, the 3rd-highest of 5 cities in Scioto County.
That water-table share is below Scioto County's 34%. FEMA's flood data list 10 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45662 overlapping the city. Of its 1,212 homes, 95% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1958.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Scioto 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 New Boston
Basement waterproofing in New Boston: a shallow water table limits basements on 7% of New Boston's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping New Boston logged 10 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 700 of New Boston's 1,212 homes are detached houses.
Soil under New Boston city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 6.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 63.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.9% |
| Urban land, not rated | 16.4% |
| Mapped soil | 749 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 63% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on 7% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of New Boston; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Scioto County
0% of Scioto 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 New Boston. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45662 | 100% | 10 | $115,068 |
Homes in New Boston
| Housing units | 1,212 |
| Median year built | 1958 |
| Built before 1980 | 95% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 31% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $64,200 |
| Single-family detached | 56% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 1 mi | 3% | 16% |
| South Webster | 12 mi | 6% | 67% |
| Otway | 16 mi | under 1% | 48% |
| Hanging Rock | 17 mi | 1% | 7% |
| Rarden | 20 mi | 1% | 79% |
| Beaver | 21 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Ironton | 21 mi | 2% | 3% |
| Piketon | 22 mi | 18% | 50% |
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