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Woodmere, Ohio
Inside Woodmere's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 45% 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 45% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 10 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 44122 overlapping the city. Of its 336 homes, 81% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1966.
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 1 overlapping ZIP
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Woodmere
Basement waterproofing in Woodmere: a shallow water table limits basements on 45% of Woodmere's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Woodmere logged 10 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Cuyahoga County, 47% of the 90 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 100 of Woodmere's 336 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Woodmere city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 0.0% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 45.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 47.3% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 3.5% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.0% |
| Urban land, not rated | 45.2% |
| Mapped soil | 209 acres |
What the numbers mean here
On 45% of Woodmere's 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 Woodmere. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44122 | 100% | 10 | $31,565 |
Homes in Woodmere
| Housing units | 336 |
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Built before 1980 | 81% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14% |
| Owner-occupied | 40% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $304,500 |
| Single-family detached | 41% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 1 mi | 0% | 84% |
| Beachwood | 2 mi | 0% | 58% |
| Pepper Pike | 2 mi | 0% | 70% |
| Highland Hills | 2 mi | 0% | 80% |
| Moreland Hills | 3 mi | 6% | 64% |
| Warrensville Heights | 3 mi | 0% | 36% |
| North Randall | 3 mi | 0% | 26% |
| University Heights | 4 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