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North Randall, Ohio
Inside North Randall's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 26% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 68% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44128 overlapping the city. Of its 562 homes, 88% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1965.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga 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 North Randall
Basement waterproofing in North Randall: a shallow water table limits basements on 26% of North Randall's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping North Randall logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of North Randall's 562 homes are detached houses.
Soil under North Randall city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 25.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 25.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 67.5% |
| Mapped soil | 498 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 26% of North Randall's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga 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 North Randall. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44128 | 100% | 2 | $1,296 |
Homes in North Randall
| Housing units | 562 |
| Median year built | 1965 |
| Built before 1980 | 88% |
| Built 2000 or later | under 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 28% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $138,100 |
| Single-family detached | 28% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensville Heights | 1 mi | 0% | 36% |
| Highland Hills | 1 mi | 0% | 80% |
| Maple Heights | 2 mi | under 1% | 37% |
| Bedford Heights | 2 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Bedford | 3 mi | 3% | 49% |
| Orange | 3 mi | 0% | 84% |
| Shaker Heights | 3 mi | 0% | 32% |
| Woodmere | 3 mi | 0% | 45% |
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