Carroll County, Georgia · Carrollton
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Carroll County averages 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly January, and 12% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 15.2 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 Carroll County gets about 15.2 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 47 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
13% of occupied homes in Carroll County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
About 89 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
About 124,569 people live in Carroll County, 499 square miles in northwest Georgia, in roughly 47,840 homes. The county seat is Carrollton, and Villa Rica, Fairfield Plantation and Temple round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1991.
60/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Carroll County ranks 34 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Carroll County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Carroll is on the colder side of Georgia for pipes. It averaged 48 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 3 of them at 20°F or colder, cold enough for pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces to freeze. Among 159 Georgia counties that's 25th.
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 10 and the last spring freeze around Mar 19.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Georgia. About 15.2 days a year bring an inch or more (13th of 159), most often in January, out of 59.7 inches of total precipitation. On September 12, 2017, 4.47 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 6.58 inches (through September 28, 2024).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 47 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
Roughly 33% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Carroll near the middle of Georgia's 159 counties.
Since 2000 the county has added enough housing that 34% of homes are that new. Modern PEX and copper rarely fail on their own; the leaks come from connections, appliances and storms.
About 33% 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.
Here 11% of housing is manufactured homes. Check the skirting and the heat tape on the main water line every fall, because that one exposed line is what freezes.
Beyond water
Carroll County averages 89 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 expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Carroll County it's 27% utility gas, 58% electric, 12% propane and 1% wood. Propane heat is 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.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Haralson and Paulding get more pipe-freeze nights than Carroll. It also has the most heavy-rain days in its area. Heard County has the oldest housing nearby, with 40% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Carroll | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 12% | 15% | 98 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 33% | 38% | 103 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 34% | 27% | 46 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 11% | 21% | 116 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 7.8% | 14% | 136 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 13% | 7.1% | 45 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 2/yr | 25 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 15/yr | 12/yr | 13 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 47/yr | 29/yr | 23 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 89/yr | 112/yr | 135 of 159 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Georgia county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Carroll 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