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Sycamore, Ohio
Inside Sycamore's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 78% of mapped land, higher than 64% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 8%.
That water-table share is below Wyandot County's 90%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44882 overlapping the city. Of its 358 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Wyandot 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 Sycamore
Basement waterproofing in Sycamore: a shallow water table limits basements on 78% of Sycamore's mapped land, more than in 64% of Ohio cities.
About 300 of Sycamore's 358 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Sycamore city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 8.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 78.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 82.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.1% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 7.5% |
| Urban land, not rated | 2.6% |
| Mapped soil | 408 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Haney | 23% | n/a |
| Tiro | 17% | n/a |
| Lindside | 8% | n/a |
| Milford | 8% | n/a |
| Kibbie | 5% | n/a |
| Luray | 5% | n/a |
What the numbers mean here
On 78% of Sycamore's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 83% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Wyandot County
0% of Wyandot 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 Sycamore. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44882 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Sycamore
| Housing units | 358 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 8% |
| Owner-occupied | 76% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $116,600 |
| Single-family detached | 87% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 9 mi | 21% | 85% |
| Upper Sandusky | 10 mi | 10% | 78% |
| New Riegel | 10 mi | 18% | 100% |
| Bloomville | 11 mi | 8% | 99% |
| Tiffin | 11 mi | 15% | 72% |
| Carey | 11 mi | 34% | 84% |
| Chatfield | 12 mi | 1% | 98% |
| Republic | 14 mi | 18% | 99% |
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