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Spring Valley, Ohio
Inside Spring Valley's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on under 1%.
That water-table share is below Greene County's 68%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45370 overlapping the city. Of its 199 homes, 95% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Greene 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 Spring Valley
Basement waterproofing in Spring Valley: a shallow water table limits basements on 31% of Spring Valley's mapped land.
About 200 of Spring Valley's 199 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Spring Valley city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.1% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 30.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 74.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 18.4% |
| Mapped soil | 171 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 31% of Spring Valley's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 74% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Greene County
0% of Greene 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 Spring Valley. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45370 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Spring Valley
| Housing units | 199 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 95% |
| Built 2000 or later | 1% |
| Owner-occupied | 84% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $157,100 |
| Single-family detached | 95% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook | 5 mi | 1% | 44% |
| Xenia | 6 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Corwin | 7 mi | under 1% | 19% |
| Waynesville | 7 mi | 4% | 20% |
| Harveysburg | 8 mi | under 1% | 67% |
| Centerville | 8 mi | 17% | 54% |
| Beavercreek | 9 mi | 4% | 60% |
| Kettering | 10 mi | 6% | 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