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Wadsworth, Ohio
Inside Wadsworth's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of mapped land, higher than 67% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Medina County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list 2 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44281 overlapping the city. Of its 10,909 homes, 53% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1978.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Medina 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 Wadsworth
Basement waterproofing in Wadsworth: a shallow water table limits basements on 82% of Wadsworth's mapped land, more than in 67% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Wadsworth logged 2 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 7,200 of Wadsworth's 10,909 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wadsworth city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 81.7% |
| Septic fields very limited | 85.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.0% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 7.0% |
| Mapped soil | 7,387 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 30% | over 99% |
| Wooster | 22% | 57% |
| Ravenna | 13% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 5% | 96% |
| Sebring | 3% | n/a |
| Chili | 3% | 0% |
What the numbers mean here
On 82% of Wadsworth's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 86% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Medina County
0% of Medina 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 Wadsworth. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44281 | 100% | 2 | $23,445 |
Homes in Wadsworth
| Housing units | 10,909 |
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Built before 1980 | 53% |
| Built 2000 or later | 27% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $247,900 |
| Single-family detached | 66% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doylestown | 4 mi | 0% | 53% |
| Norton | 5 mi | under 1% | 76% |
| Rittman | 5 mi | 2% | 75% |
| Barberton | 7 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Seville | 7 mi | 2% | 84% |
| Clinton | 9 mi | 1% | 53% |
| Marshallville | 9 mi | under 1% | 99% |
| Gloria Glens Park | 9 mi | 0% | 92% |
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