Ney, Ohio
Inside Ney's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 62% of mapped land, the 4th-highest of 4 cities in Defiance County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 16%, the 3rd-highest of 4 cities in Defiance County.
That water-table share is below Defiance County's 92%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43549 overlapping the city. Of its 133 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1943.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Defiance 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 Ney
Basement waterproofing in Ney: a shallow water table limits basements on 62% of Ney's mapped land.
About 100 of Ney's 133 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Ney city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 16.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 61.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 83.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 22.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 2.9% |
| Mapped soil | 252 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Shoals | 24% | n/a |
| Genesee | 21% | n/a |
| Fulton | 15% | n/a |
| Rimer | 6% | n/a |
| Sloan | 4% | n/a |
| Haskins | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 3.7% by land area here, and 22% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 16% of the mapped land.
On 62% of Ney's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 83% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Defiance County
0% of Defiance 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 Ney. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43549 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Ney
| Housing units | 133 |
| Median year built | 1943 |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $141,700 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood | 6 mi | 51% | 92% |
| Bryan | 6 mi | 57% | 90% |
| Stryker | 10 mi | 14% | 98% |
| Defiance | 11 mi | 56% | 81% |
| Cecil | 12 mi | 97% | 98% |
| Edgerton | 13 mi | 14% | 57% |
| Hicksville | 14 mi | 11% | 84% |
| Montpelier | 15 mi | 13% | 94% |
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