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Stratton, Ohio
Inside Stratton's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Jefferson County's 11%. USDA doesn't rate the 39% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 3 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 136 homes, 77% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1954.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Jefferson County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Stratton
Basement waterproofing in Stratton: a shallow water table limits basements on 16% of Stratton's mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Stratton logged 3 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Jefferson County, 70% of the 20 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Stratton's 136 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Stratton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 16.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 39.7% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 38.8% |
| Mapped soil | 338 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg | 12% | n/a |
| Westmoreland | 10% | 0% |
| Berks | 8% | under 1% |
| Nolin | 3% | n/a |
| Guernsey | 3% | n/a |
| Gilpin | 2% | under 1% |
What the numbers mean here
On 16% of Stratton's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Drought in Jefferson County
0% of Jefferson 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 Stratton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43964 | 56% | 2 | $0 |
| 43961 | 39% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Stratton
| Housing units | 136 |
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Built before 1980 | 77% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 77% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $57,100 |
| Single-family detached | 57% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire | 1 mi | 0% | 2% |
| Toronto | 5 mi | under 1% | 12% |
| Wellsville | 6 mi | 0% | 13% |
| Irondale | 6 mi | 1% | 11% |
| East Liverpool | 8 mi | under 1% | 12% |
| Richmond | 10 mi | 27% | 8% |
| Wintersville | 11 mi | 25% | 4% |
| Steubenville | 11 mi | 13% | 5% |
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