Basement waterproofing in Congress

Basement waterproofing in Congress: a shallow water table limits basements on 99% of Congress' mapped land, more than in 95% of Ohio cities.

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Soil under Congress city limits

Expansive clay (limits slab homes)	0.0%
High water table (limits basements)	99.5%
Septic fields very limited	99.9%
Clay swell (LEP, by area)	2.9%
High-swell land (LEP 6%+)	0.0%
Mapped soil	102 acres

Soil series	Share here	Series nationally: high water table
Rittman	53%	99%
Wadsworth	20%	n/a
Centerburg	13%	over 99%
Bennington	8%	99%
Frenchtown	1%	n/a
Fitchville	1%	96%

Congress city limits inside Wayne County, shaded by the city's high water table share.under 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

On 99% of Congress' mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.

USDA rates over 99% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.

0% of Wayne County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.

October 21, 2025Share of area in drought, weeklyOctober 13, 2026

FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Congress. ZIP areas reach past city limits.

ZIP	Share of city land	Flood losses	Paid
44287	100%	0	$0

Congress has fewer than 100 housing units in the ACS 2020-2024 estimates, too few for reliable shares.

Place	Distance	Expansive clay	High water table
West Salem	4 mi	under 1%	92%
Burbank	5 mi	under 1%	62%
Polk	8 mi	under 1%	97%
Lodi	8 mi	1%	85%
Creston	9 mi	11%	82%
Westfield Center	10 mi	0%	94%
Wooster	10 mi	2%	42%
Smithville	11 mi	under 1%	72%

Other cities in Wayne County, largest first.

Largest cities in Ohio.