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Trenton, Ohio
Inside Trenton's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is below Butler County's 30%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45067 overlapping the city. Of its 4,930 homes, 40% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1992.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Butler 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 Trenton
Basement waterproofing in Trenton: a shallow water table limits basements on 4% of Trenton's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Trenton logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Butler County, 68% of the 44 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 4,300 of Trenton's 4,930 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Trenton city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.4% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 4.3% |
| Septic fields very limited | 68.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 23.2% |
| Mapped soil | 3,166 acres |
What the numbers mean here
USDA rates 68% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
With shrink-swell clay on 1% and a shallow water table on 4% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Trenton; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Butler County
0% of Butler 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 Trenton. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45067 | 95% | 2 | $30,276 |
Homes in Trenton
| Housing units | 4,930 |
| Median year built | 1992 |
| Built before 1980 | 40% |
| Built 2000 or later | 29% |
| Owner-occupied | 78% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $234,900 |
| Single-family detached | 88% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonburg | 5 mi | 25% | 75% |
| Seven Mile | 5 mi | 21% | 16% |
| New Miami | 5 mi | 2% | 3% |
| Middletown | 6 mi | 3% | 14% |
| Monroe | 6 mi | 27% | 41% |
| Hamilton | 8 mi | 8% | 13% |
| West Elkton | 9 mi | 2% | 81% |
| Carlisle | 10 mi | under 1% | 13% |
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