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Perrysville, Ohio
Inside Perrysville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Ashland County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44864 overlapping the city. Of its 355 homes, 76% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1971.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Ashland 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 Perrysville
Basement waterproofing in Perrysville: a shallow water table limits basements on 30% of Perrysville's mapped land.
About 300 of Perrysville's 355 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Perrysville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 29.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 88.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 1.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 511 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Chili | 34% | 0% |
| Lobdell | 12% | n/a |
| Wooster | 10% | 57% |
| Wheeling | 7% | under 1% |
| Fitchville | 4% | 96% |
| Conotton | 4% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 30% of Perrysville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Ashland County
0% of Ashland 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 Perrysville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44864 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Perrysville
| Housing units | 355 |
| Median year built | 1971 |
| Built before 1980 | 76% |
| Built 2000 or later | 13% |
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $114,000 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudonville | 5 mi | 1% | 21% |
| Lucas | 6 mi | 1% | 34% |
| Butler | 7 mi | 0% | 25% |
| Mifflin | 8 mi | 5% | 27% |
| Hayesville | 9 mi | under 1% | 68% |
| Bellville | 11 mi | under 1% | 39% |
| Nashville | 11 mi | 0% | 89% |
| Jeromesville | 12 mi | 0% | 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