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Spencer, Ohio
Inside Spencer's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of mapped land, the 5th-highest of 9 cities in Medina County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 3%, the highest of 9 cities in Medina County.
That water-table share is close to Medina County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44275 overlapping the city. Of its 266 homes, 84% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Medina 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 Spencer
Basement waterproofing in Spencer: a shallow water table limits basements on 87% of Spencer's mapped land, more than in 75% of Ohio cities.
About 200 of Spencer's 266 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Spencer city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 2.9% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 87.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 2.9% |
| Urban land, not rated | 8.3% |
| Mapped soil | 637 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning | 50% | 100% |
| Ellsworth | 16% | 99% |
| Orrville | 5% | n/a |
| Trumbull | 4% | n/a |
| Bennington | 3% | 99% |
| Haskins | 3% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 87% of Spencer's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 87% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Medina County
0% of Medina 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 Spencer. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44275 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Spencer
| Housing units | 266 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 84% |
| Built 2000 or later | 3% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $165,300 |
| Single-family detached | 77% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 7 mi | 1% | 90% |
| Lodi | 7 mi | 1% | 85% |
| West Salem | 9 mi | under 1% | 92% |
| Rochester | 10 mi | 1% | 97% |
| LaGrange | 10 mi | 0% | over 99% |
| Burbank | 10 mi | under 1% | 62% |
| Westfield Center | 11 mi | 0% | 94% |
| Polk | 11 mi | under 1% | 97% |
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