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South Solon, Ohio
Inside South Solon's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 88% of mapped land, higher than 75% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 37%, the 3rd-highest of 6 cities in Madison County.
That water-table share is below Madison County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 43153 overlapping the city. Of its 163 homes, 96% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Madison 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 South Solon
Basement waterproofing in South Solon: a shallow water table limits basements on 88% of South Solon's mapped land, more than in 75% of Ohio cities.
About 200 of South Solon's 163 homes are detached houses.
Soil under South Solon city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 37.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 87.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 97.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 17.2% |
| Mapped soil | 150 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 5.1% by land area here, and 17% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 37% of the mapped land.
On 88% of South Solon's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Madison County
0% of Madison 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 South Solon. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43153 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in South Solon
| Housing units | 163 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 96% |
| Built 2000 or later | 2% |
| Owner-occupied | 73% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $102,300 |
| Single-family detached | 94% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Charleston | 6 mi | 11% | 63% |
| Jeffersonville | 7 mi | 37% | 97% |
| Midway | 7 mi | 10% | 97% |
| Octa | 9 mi | 49% | 98% |
| Jamestown | 9 mi | under 1% | 90% |
| Milledgeville | 10 mi | 38% | 100% |
| Cedarville | 11 mi | 4% | 64% |
| Clifton | 12 mi | 16% | 57% |
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