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Seven Hills, Ohio
Inside Seven Hills' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 58% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 25 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44131 overlapping the city. Of its 5,020 homes, 79% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1967.
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 Seven Hills
Basement waterproofing in Seven Hills: a shallow water table limits basements on 58% of Seven Hills' mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Seven Hills logged 25 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,800 of Seven Hills' 5,020 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Seven Hills city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 58.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 70.1% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 17.7% |
| Mapped soil | 3,138 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 58% of Seven Hills' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 70% 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 Seven Hills. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44131 | over 99% | 25 | $2.3 million |
Homes in Seven Hills
| Housing units | 5,020 |
| Median year built | 1967 |
| Built before 1980 | 79% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 95% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $258,000 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 2 mi | 3% | 45% |
| Parma | 3 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Brooklyn Heights | 3 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Valley View | 3 mi | 5% | 32% |
| Cuyahoga Heights | 4 mi | 2% | 5% |
| Broadview Heights | 4 mi | under 1% | 77% |
| Parma Heights | 4 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Garfield Heights | 5 mi | under 1% | 28% |
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