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Wyoming

Incorporated in 1959 out of Wyoming Township, its postwar basements were finished later without vapor control behind the added walls.

Grown from Paris Township farmland and incorporated in 1967, its clay soils keep basement walls damp well past the spring thaw.

An 1837 township that became a city in 1962, its lower-lying sections keep below-grade framing slow to dry through the season.

Settled in 1832 on the river bend, its flat ground holds moisture against foundations long after the surface has drained.

Grown around Reeds Lake since the 1870s, lakeside humidity keeps older wall assemblies from drying between wet periods.

Begun at an 1844 sawmill on the Rogue River, riverside humidity keeps crawl spaces and basements damp through much of the year.

Grown from an 1851 sawmill settlement, its older homes have stone basements with no vapor barrier and persistent wall dampness.

Formed from two 19th-century townships, its low river-adjacent ground feeds basement moisture regardless of surface conditions.