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Wellington, Ohio
Inside Wellington's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of mapped land, higher than 79% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 1%.
That water-table share is close to Lorain County's 91%. FEMA's flood data list 1 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44090 overlapping the city. Of its 2,052 homes, 58% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Lorain 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 Wellington
Basement waterproofing in Wellington: a shallow water table limits basements on 90% of Wellington's mapped land, more than in 79% of Ohio cities, and the ZIP code overlapping Wellington logged 1 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Lorain County, 65% of the 60 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 1,300 of Wellington's 2,052 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wellington city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 1.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 90.5% |
| Septic fields very limited | 91.2% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.0% |
| Mapped soil | 2,523 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning | 53% | 100% |
| Ellsworth | 10% | 99% |
| Tiro | 7% | n/a |
| Trumbull | 6% | n/a |
| Miner | 5% | n/a |
| Fitchville | 4% | 96% |
What the numbers mean here
On 90% of Wellington's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 91% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Lorain County
0% of Lorain 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 Wellington. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44090 | 100% | 1 | $0 |
Homes in Wellington
| Housing units | 2,052 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 58% |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $197,000 |
| Single-family detached | 66% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 5 mi | 1% | 97% |
| Spencer | 7 mi | 3% | 87% |
| LaGrange | 8 mi | 0% | over 99% |
| Kipton | 9 mi | 0% | 98% |
| Oberlin | 9 mi | under 1% | 99% |
| New London | 11 mi | under 1% | 77% |
| Wakeman | 11 mi | under 1% | 85% |
| South Amherst | 13 mi | 7% | 82% |
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