Coosa County, Alabama · Rockford
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Pipes freeze in Coosa County on about 3 nights a year, mostly January. Older homes, 16% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 16.1 times a year here, most often in January. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Coosa County gets about 16.1 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours and, with about 44 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
21% of occupied homes in Coosa County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
About 99 nights a year here stay at 65°F or warmer, so basements and crawl spaces can grow mold even without a leak.
Local risk profile
With 6,058 homes and around 10,300 residents, Coosa County is 651 square miles of central Alabama. The county seat is Rockford, and Stewartville, Goodwater and Ray round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1985.
53/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Coosa County ranks 28 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Coosa County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
For frozen pipes, Coosa County is a typical Alabama county, which is still plenty. From 2015–2024 it averaged 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 44 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 25th of 67 counties.
Most freezing nights fall from January, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 13 and the last spring freeze around Mar 17.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Alabama. The county gets about 59.9 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 16.1 days of an inch or more (17th of 67). Those downpours cluster in January, February and March, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 5.81 inches on April 20, 2020. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 6.3 inches (through April 20, 2020).
About 44 days a year swing from below freezing at night to above freezing by day. Those freeze-thaw cycles feed ice dams on roofs, open cracks in foundations and driveways, and stress pipes that are already marginal.
Housing
Alabama's 67 counties range widely in housing age; Coosa ranks 41st, with 42% of its homes built before 1980.
Housing age is mixed: 16% of homes are pre-1960 and 25% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
About 34% of homes went up between 1980 and 1999. Some houses from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, a gray plastic pipe known for failing at fittings. A plumber can tell you in a few minutes whether you have it.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 32% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
27% of homes were vacant at survey time. A leak in an empty rental or seasonal house can run for days before anyone notices, which is why those losses tend to be larger.
Beyond water
Coosa County averages 99 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in January. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectMain heating fuel in Coosa County's occupied homes: 5% utility gas, 70% electric, 17% propane and 4% wood. Wood and propane heat are more common here than the state median. Have chimneys swept and fuel-burning appliances serviced each fall, and keep three feet clear around stoves and space heaters.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Clay gets more pipe-freeze nights than Coosa. Talladega County has the oldest housing nearby, with 45% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Coosa | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 16% | 16% | 36 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 42% | 44% | 41 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 25% | 23% | 28 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 32% | 22% | 8 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 27% | 16% | 8 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 21% | 9.9% | 7 of 67 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 25 of 67 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 16/yr | 15/yr | 17 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 44/yr | 38/yr | 22 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 99/yr | 112/yr | 50 of 67 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Alabama county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Coosa County: freezing from January, heavy rain in January, February and March.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology