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Pipes freeze in Montgomery County on about 2 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 20% of the stock here, are most at risk.
January brings the most downpours to Montgomery County, part of 14.4 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
Sewage backups in Montgomery County spike on heavy-rain days, about 14.4 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Montgomery County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 5.67 inches, and about 28 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
2% of occupied homes in Montgomery County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 127 times a year in Montgomery County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Montgomery County covers 785 square miles of eastern Alabama, with about 226,718 residents and 106,121 homes. Montgomery is the county seat; Pike Road is the next largest community. The county's median home was built in 1979.
52/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Montgomery County ranks 31 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Montgomery County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
For frozen pipes, Montgomery County is a typical Alabama county, which is still plenty. It averaged 28 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 2 of them at 20°F or colder, cold enough for pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces to freeze. Among 67 Alabama counties that's 37th.
Most freezing nights fall from midwinter, 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 22 and the last spring freeze around Mar 6.
Montgomery gets fewer downpours than most Alabama counties, but they still fill basements. The county gets about 58.1 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 14.4 days of an inch or more (50th of 67). Those downpours cluster in January, April and December, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 5.67 inches on September 17, 2020. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 7.51 inches (through September 17, 2020).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 28 times a year here. They're the main driver of ice dams and of water working its way through foundation cracks in late winter.
Housing
Alabama's 67 counties range widely in housing age; Montgomery ranks 13th, with 52% of its homes built before 1980.
In Montgomery County 20% of homes are older than 1960. If yours is one of them and the plumbing has never been replaced, expect galvanized steel supply pipe and cast iron drain lines, the two materials most likely to fail quietly.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 28% of the county's homes. If yours is from those decades, look under the sinks and at the water heater for gray plastic pipe stamped PB, which is polybutylene and leak-prone.
Renters occupy 42% of homes. If you rent, the building is usually the landlord's to repair, but your belongings are only covered by renters insurance.
Beyond water
Montgomery County averages 127 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in January. Mold grows when indoor humidity stays above about 60%, the EPA's ceiling. A basement dehumidifier set to 50% and drying anything wet within 24 to 48 hours prevents most problems.
Mold remediation: what to expectBy main heating fuel, Montgomery County homes break down as 45% utility gas, 52% electric, 2% propane and under 1% wood. Fires here are likelier to start in the kitchen or the wiring than in the furnace. After any fire, keep the HVAC off until ducts are checked, or soot will travel through the house.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Montgomery gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Macon County has the oldest housing nearby, with 52% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Montgomery | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 20% | 16% | 13 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 52% | 44% | 13 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 20% | 23% | 47 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 3.9% | 22% | 65 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 14% | 16% | 42 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 2.4% | 9.9% | 63 of 67 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 2/yr | 3/yr | 37 of 67 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 15/yr | 50 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 28/yr | 38/yr | 49 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 127/yr | 112/yr | 16 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 Montgomery County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in January, April and December.
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