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Valley View, Ohio
Inside Valley View's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 32% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 5%, the 3rd-highest of 57 cities in Cuyahoga County.
That water-table share is below Cuyahoga County's 51%. FEMA's flood data list 14 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44125 overlapping the city. Of its 833 homes, 56% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1975.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Cuyahoga 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 Valley View
Basement waterproofing in Valley View: a shallow water table limits basements on 32% of Valley View's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Valley View logged 14 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 800 of Valley View's 833 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Valley View city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 5.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 32.2% |
| Septic fields very limited | 69.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.3% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 5.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 8.9% |
| Mapped soil | 3,561 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 32% of Valley View's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 69% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Cuyahoga County
0% of Cuyahoga 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 Valley View. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44125 | 100% | 14 | $293,281 |
Homes in Valley View
| Housing units | 833 |
| Median year built | 1975 |
| Built before 1980 | 56% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 95% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $304,700 |
| Single-family detached | 98% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 1 mi | 3% | 45% |
| Garfield Heights | 3 mi | under 1% | 28% |
| Walton Hills | 3 mi | 1% | 56% |
| Maple Heights | 3 mi | under 1% | 37% |
| Seven Hills | 3 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Bedford | 4 mi | 3% | 49% |
| Brooklyn Heights | 4 mi | 1% | 14% |
| Cuyahoga Heights | 4 mi | 2% | 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