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Windham, Ohio
Inside Windham's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of mapped land, the 3rd-highest of 9 cities in Portage County. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 0%.
That water-table share is above Portage County's 78%. FEMA's flood data list no flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44288 overlapping the city. Of its 764 homes, 84% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1973.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Portage 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 Windham
Basement waterproofing in Windham: a shallow water table limits basements on 85% of Windham's mapped land, more than in 72% of Ohio cities.
About 600 of Windham's 764 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Windham city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 85.0% |
| Septic fields very limited | 87.6% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.6% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 1.1% |
| Urban land, not rated | 6.0% |
| Mapped soil | 1,315 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 85% of Windham's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 88% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Portage County
0% of Portage 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 Windham. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44288 | 100% | 0 | $0 |
Homes in Windham
| Housing units | 764 |
| Median year built | 1973 |
| Built before 1980 | 84% |
| Built 2000 or later | 9% |
| Owner-occupied | 68% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $128,700 |
| Single-family detached | 73% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrettsville | 4 mi | 0% | 73% |
| Newton Falls | 5 mi | under 1% | 56% |
| Hiram | 7 mi | 0% | 91% |
| Craig Beach | 9 mi | under 1% | 50% |
| Mantua | 10 mi | 0% | 49% |
| Lordstown | 10 mi | 1% | 84% |
| West Farmington | 11 mi | 0% | 77% |
| Warren | 12 mi | 0% | 53% |
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