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Strongsville, Ohio
Inside Strongsville's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 75% of mapped land, higher than 59% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 10 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 19,645 homes, 50% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1980.
Data as of November 3, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga 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 Strongsville
Basement waterproofing in Strongsville: a shallow water table limits basements on 75% of Strongsville's mapped land, more than in 59% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Strongsville logged 10 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 15,800 of Strongsville's 19,645 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Strongsville city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 74.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 81.9% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 6.6% |
| Mapped soil | 15,756 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 75% of Strongsville's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 82% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Strongsville covers 24.6 square miles of land and counts 19,645 housing units, about 798 per square mile.
82% of Strongsville's occupied homes are owner-occupied, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $298,300; 14% of all homes in the city date from 2000 or later.
The largest soil series under Strongsville is Mahoning, on 50% of the mapped land, followed by Ellsworth at 12%.
Clay swell, measured as linear extensibility, averages 3.6% across Strongsville's 15,756 mapped acres.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the November 3, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Strongsville. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44136 | 55% | 6 | $548,150 |
| 44149 | 45% | 4 | $18,619 |
Homes in Strongsville
| Housing units | 19,645 |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Built before 1980 | 50% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14% |
| Owner-occupied | 82% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $298,300 |
| Single-family detached | 81% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleburg Heights | 4 mi | 0% | 65% |
| Berea | 4 mi | 0% | 50% |
| North Royalton | 4 mi | 0% | 82% |
| Brunswick | 5 mi | under 1% | 89% |
| Olmsted Falls | 5 mi | 0% | 71% |
| Parma Heights | 6 mi | 0% | 51% |
| Brook Park | 6 mi | 0% | 39% |
| Parma | 7 mi | 0% | 53% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (November 3, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status