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Perry, Ohio
Inside Perry's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of mapped land, higher than 57% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is close to Lake County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44081 overlapping the city. Of its 689 homes, 35% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1995.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lake 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 Perry
Basement waterproofing in Perry: a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of Perry's mapped land, more than in 57% of Ohio cities.
In Lake County, 35% of the 23 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 600 of Perry's 689 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Perry city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 72.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,453 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hook | 45% | n/a |
| Granby | 19% | n/a |
| Otisville | 10% | n/a |
| Tyner | 6% | n/a |
| Painesville | 3% | n/a |
| Conneaut | 2% | 99% |
What the numbers mean here
On 73% of Perry's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 87% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lake County
0% of Lake 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 Perry. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44081 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Perry
| Housing units | 689 |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| Built before 1980 | 35% |
| Built 2000 or later | 42% |
| Owner-occupied | 89% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $254,800 |
| Single-family detached | 83% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Perry | 3 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Madison | 5 mi | 0% | 76% |
| Painesville | 7 mi | 0% | 57% |
| Fairport Harbor | 7 mi | 0% | 59% |
| Grand River | 8 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Geneva | 10 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Mentor | 11 mi | 0% | 66% |
| Geneva-on-the-Lake | 12 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