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New Middletown, Ohio
Inside New Middletown's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 2%, the 5th-highest of 10 cities in Mahoning County.
That water-table share is close to Mahoning County's 77%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44442 overlapping the city. Of its 724 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1969.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Mahoning 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 Middletown
Basement waterproofing in New Middletown: a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of New Middletown's mapped land, more than in 57% of Ohio cities.
In Mahoning County, 75% of the 32 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 500 of New Middletown's 724 homes are detached houses.
Soil under New Middletown city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.7% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 73.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.8% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 10.2% |
| Mapped soil | 558 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 23% | over 99% |
| Bennington | 16% | 99% |
| Ravenna | 8% | n/a |
| Cardington | 6% | 99% |
| Bogart | 5% | n/a |
| Loudonville | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 73% of New Middletown's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Mahoning County
0% of Mahoning 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 Middletown. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44442 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in New Middletown
| Housing units | 724 |
| Median year built | 1969 |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $173,300 |
| Single-family detached | 72% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 5 mi | under 1% | 53% |
| Lowellville | 5 mi | 0% | 22% |
| Struthers | 6 mi | under 1% | 16% |
| Columbiana | 8 mi | 2% | 66% |
| Campbell | 8 mi | 2% | 40% |
| New Waterford | 9 mi | 1% | 57% |
| East Palestine | 9 mi | 1% | 54% |
| Youngstown | 10 mi | under 1% | 34% |
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