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Silver Lake, Ohio
Inside Silver Lake's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 43% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Summit County's 63%. FEMA's flood data list 4 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44224 overlapping the city. Of its 1,051 homes, 86% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1956.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Summit 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 Silver Lake
Basement waterproofing in Silver Lake: a shallow water table limits basements on 43% of Silver Lake's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Silver Lake logged 4 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Summit County, 75% of the 75 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 1,000 of Silver Lake's 1,051 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Silver Lake city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 42.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 65.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 16.3% |
| Mapped soil | 1,026 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Rittman | 20% | 99% |
| Chili | 19% | 0% |
| Damascus | 4% | n/a |
| Wadsworth | 4% | n/a |
| Glenford | 3% | 97% |
| Fitchville | 3% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 43% of Silver Lake's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 65% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Summit County
0% of Summit 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 Silver Lake. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44224 | 100% | 4 | $14,349 |
Homes in Silver Lake
| Housing units | 1,051 |
| Median year built | 1956 |
| Built before 1980 | 86% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 94% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $319,400 |
| Single-family detached | 99% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munroe Falls | 2 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Stow | 2 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Tallmadge | 4 mi | 1% | 73% |
| Kent | 5 mi | under 1% | 33% |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 5 mi | 4% | 68% |
| Hudson | 6 mi | 5% | 87% |
| Akron | 6 mi | 1% | 34% |
| Sugar Bush Knolls | 6 mi | 0% | 73% |
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