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Waite Hill, Ohio
Inside Waite Hill's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 42% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Lake County's 73%. FEMA's flood data list 6 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44094 overlapping the city. Of its 260 homes, 73% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1960.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lake 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 Waite Hill
Basement waterproofing in Waite Hill: a shallow water table limits basements on 42% of Waite Hill's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Waite Hill logged 6 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lake County, 35% of the 23 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 200 of Waite Hill's 260 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Waite Hill city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 41.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 89.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 2,693 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 42% of Waite Hill's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 90% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lake County
0% of Lake 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 Waite Hill. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44094 | 100% | 6 | $31,659 |
Homes in Waite Hill
| Housing units | 260 |
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Built before 1980 | 73% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 91% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $738,800 |
| Single-family detached | 96% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland | 3 mi | 0% | 85% |
| Willoughby Hills | 3 mi | 0% | 68% |
| Willoughby | 3 mi | 0% | 67% |
| Eastlake | 3 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Kirtland Hills | 4 mi | 0% | 62% |
| Wickliffe | 4 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Willowick | 4 mi | 0% | 91% |
| Timberlake | 5 mi | 0% | 94% |
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