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Norton, Ohio
Inside Norton's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 76% of mapped land, higher than 60% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is above Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list 51 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44203 overlapping the city. Of its 5,199 homes, 77% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1962.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Summit 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 Norton
Basement waterproofing in Norton: a shallow water table limits basements on 76% of Norton's mapped land, more than in 60% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Norton logged 51 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Summit County, 75% of the 75 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,800 of Norton's 5,199 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Norton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 76.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 3.2% |
| Mapped soil | 13,131 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 36% | over 99% |
| Ravenna | 13% | n/a |
| Wooster | 9% | 57% |
| Chili | 8% | 0% |
| Sebring | 5% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 4% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 76% of Norton's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Summit County
0% of Summit 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 Norton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44203 | 95% | 51 | $660,893 |
Homes in Norton
| Housing units | 5,199 |
| Median year built | 1962 |
| Built before 1980 | 77% |
| Built 2000 or later | 10% |
| Owner-occupied | 87% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $200,800 |
| Single-family detached | 93% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton | 3 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Wadsworth | 5 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Doylestown | 5 mi | 0% | 53% |
| New Franklin | 6 mi | under 1% | 65% |
| Clinton | 7 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Fairlawn | 7 mi | 1% | 59% |
| Akron | 7 mi | 1% | 34% |
| Rittman | 8 mi | 2% | 75% |
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