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Sugar Bush Knolls, Ohio
Inside Sugar Bush Knolls' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of mapped land, higher than 57% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Portage County's 78%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44240 overlapping the city. Of its 106 homes, 74% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1976.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Portage 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 Sugar Bush Knolls
Basement waterproofing in Sugar Bush Knolls: a shallow water table limits basements on 73% of Sugar Bush Knolls' mapped land, more than in 57% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Sugar Bush Knolls logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 100 of Sugar Bush Knolls' 106 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Sugar Bush Knolls city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 72.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 92.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 158 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 73% of Sugar Bush Knolls' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 93% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Portage County
0% of Portage 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 Sugar Bush Knolls. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44240 | 100% | 1 | $8,959 |
Homes in Sugar Bush Knolls
| Housing units | 106 |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Built before 1980 | 74% |
| Built 2000 or later | 6% |
| Owner-occupied | 100% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $436,500 |
| Single-family detached | 100% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streetsboro | 3 mi | under 1% | 76% |
| Kent | 4 mi | under 1% | 33% |
| Stow | 5 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Hudson | 5 mi | 5% | 87% |
| Munroe Falls | 6 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Silver Lake | 6 mi | 0% | 43% |
| Ravenna | 6 mi | 6% | 74% |
| Aurora | 7 mi | under 1% | 89% |
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