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Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Inside Warrensville Heights' city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 36% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is below Cuyahoga County's 51%. USDA doesn't rate the 38% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 12 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 7,098 homes, 86% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1961.
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 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Warrensville Heights
Basement waterproofing in Warrensville Heights: a shallow water table limits basements on 36% of Warrensville Heights' mapped land, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Warrensville Heights logged 12 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 3,300 of Warrensville Heights' 7,098 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Warrensville Heights city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 35.6% |
| Septic fields very limited | 37.4% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.4% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 38.2% |
| Mapped soil | 2,637 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 36% of Warrensville Heights' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
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 Warrensville Heights. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44128 | 82% | 2 | $1,296 |
| 44122 | 16% | 10 | $31,565 |
Homes in Warrensville Heights
| Housing units | 7,098 |
| Median year built | 1961 |
| Built before 1980 | 86% |
| Built 2000 or later | 7% |
| Owner-occupied | 43% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $121,100 |
| Single-family detached | 46% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Randall | 1 mi | 0% | 26% |
| Highland Hills | 1 mi | 0% | 80% |
| Bedford Heights | 2 mi | 0% | 38% |
| Orange | 3 mi | 0% | 84% |
| Woodmere | 3 mi | 0% | 45% |
| Beachwood | 3 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Maple Heights | 3 mi | under 1% | 37% |
| Shaker Heights | 3 mi | 0% | 32% |
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