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Inside Wyoming's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 5% of mapped land. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 12%, the 3rd-highest of 36 cities in Hamilton County.
That water-table share is close to Hamilton County's 9%. USDA doesn't rate the 48% of mapped land classed as urban land, so these shares are floors. FEMA's flood data list 7 flood losses since 2016 in ZIP code 45215 overlapping the city. Of its 3,095 homes, 93% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1954.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Hamilton 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 Wyoming
Basement waterproofing in Wyoming: a shallow water table limits basements on 5% of Wyoming's mapped land, and the ZIP code overlapping Wyoming logged 7 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
In Hamilton County, 52% of the 251 flood-loss buildings with a recorded foundation type had basements.
About 2,800 of Wyoming's 3,095 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Wyoming city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 12.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 5.4% |
| Septic fields very limited | 38.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 5.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 12.3% |
| Urban land, not rated | 48.4% |
| Mapped soil | 1,840 acres |
What the numbers mean here
With shrink-swell clay on 12% and a shallow water table on 5% of the land, the soil survey points to neither problem across most of Wyoming; conditions still vary lot by lot.
Drought in Hamilton County
0% of Hamilton 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 Wyoming. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45215 | 98% | 7 | $144,583 |
Homes in Wyoming
| Housing units | 3,095 |
| Median year built | 1954 |
| Built before 1980 | 93% |
| Built 2000 or later | 4% |
| Owner-occupied | 89% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $430,000 |
| Single-family detached | 89% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockland | 1 mi | 1% | 1% |
| Lincoln Heights | 2 mi | 0% | 1% |
| Arlington Heights | 2 mi | 1% | 1% |
| Woodlawn | 2 mi | under 1% | 5% |
| Reading | 3 mi | 7% | 4% |
| Elmwood Place | 3 mi | under 1% | 1% |
| Glendale | 3 mi | under 1% | 4% |
| Greenhills | 3 mi | 11% | 19% |
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