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Pepper Pike, Ohio
Inside Pepper Pike's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 70% of mapped land, higher than 54% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44124 overlapping the city. Of its 2,763 homes, 70% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1969.
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 Pepper Pike
Basement waterproofing in Pepper Pike: a shallow water table limits basements on 70% of Pepper Pike's mapped land, more than in 54% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Pepper Pike logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 2,600 of Pepper Pike's 2,763 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Pepper Pike city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 70.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 74.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 17.5% |
| Mapped soil | 4,568 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 70% of Pepper Pike's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 74% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
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 Pepper Pike. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44124 | 99% | 3 | $46,212 |
Homes in Pepper Pike
| Housing units | 2,763 |
| Median year built | 1969 |
| Built before 1980 | 70% |
| Built 2000 or later | 13% |
| Owner-occupied | 95% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $579,600 |
| Single-family detached | 94% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmere | 2 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Beachwood | 2 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Hunting Valley | 2 mi | 4% | 65% |
| Orange | 3 mi | 0% | 84% |
| Mayfield Heights | 3 mi | 0% | 48% |
| Moreland Hills | 3 mi | 6% | 64% |
| Lyndhurst | 3 mi | 0% | 35% |
| Highland Hills | 4 mi | 0% | 80% |
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