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Perrysburg, Ohio
Inside Perrysburg'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 41%.
That water-table share is below Wood County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43551 overlapping the city. Of its 10,760 homes, 39% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1988.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wood 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 Perrysburg
Basement waterproofing in Perrysburg: a shallow water table limits basements on 76% of Perrysburg's mapped land, more than in 60% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Perrysburg logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 6,700 of Perrysburg's 10,760 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Perrysburg city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 40.8% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 76.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 78.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 13.7% |
| Mapped soil | 7,769 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.7% by land area here, and 0% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 41% of the mapped land.
On 76% of Perrysburg's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 79% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wood County
0% of Wood 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 Perrysburg. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43551 | 100% | 1 | $4,875 |
Homes in Perrysburg
| Housing units | 10,760 |
| Median year built | 1988 |
| Built before 1980 | 39% |
| Built 2000 or later | 33% |
| Owner-occupied | 63% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $329,700 |
| Single-family detached | 63% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maumee | 3 mi | 25% | 52% |
| Rossford | 5 mi | 28% | 76% |
| Waterville | 5 mi | 27% | 71% |
| Haskins | 6 mi | 85% | over 99% |
| Holland | 6 mi | under 1% | 62% |
| Whitehouse | 8 mi | 28% | 77% |
| Walbridge | 9 mi | 6% | 80% |
| Ottawa Hills | 9 mi | under 1% | 39% |
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