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Wilmot, Ohio
Inside Wilmot's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of mapped land, the highest of 18 cities in Stark County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Stark County's 60%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44689 overlapping the city. Of its 115 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Stark 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 Wilmot
Basement waterproofing in Wilmot: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Wilmot's mapped land, more than in 93% of Ohio cities.
In Stark County, 46% of the 35 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Wilmot's 115 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wilmot city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 98.8% |
| Septic fields very limited | 100.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 2.7% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Mapped soil | 118 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Canfield | 36% | over 99% |
| Fitchville | 31% | 96% |
| Sebring | 12% | n/a |
| Wooster | 8% | 57% |
| Ravenna | 4% | n/a |
| Glenford | 3% | 97% |
What the numbers mean here
On 99% of Wilmot's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 100% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Stark County
0% of Stark 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 Wilmot. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44689 | 96% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Wilmot
| Housing units | 115 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% |
| Owner-occupied | 66% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $125,000 |
| Single-family detached | 85% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach City | 3 mi | 0% | 6% |
| Brewster | 4 mi | 1% | 52% |
| Mount Eaton | 4 mi | 0% | 28% |
| Strasburg | 7 mi | 1% | 4% |
| Navarre | 8 mi | under 1% | 43% |
| Bolivar | 9 mi | 0% | 2% |
| Parral | 10 mi | 1% | 28% |
| Sugarcreek | 10 mi | 11% | 62% |
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