Clinch County, Georgia · Homerville
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With 24% of homes built before 1960 and about 0 hard-freeze nights a year, frozen and split pipes are a leading winter risk in the county.
January brings the most downpours to Clinch County, part of 9.1 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
24% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
In Clinch County, 4.38 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
2% of occupied homes in Clinch County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
About 134 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 3,037 homes and around 6,759 residents, Clinch County is 815 square miles of southern Georgia. Besides Homerville, the county seat, the biggest communities are Argyle, Fargo and Du Pont. The county's median home was built in 1980.
44/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Clinch County ranks 110 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Clinch County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Clinch County is milder than most of Georgia, but not mild enough to skip winterizing. From 2015–2024 it averaged 0 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 14 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 117th of 159 counties.
With only about 14 freezing nights a year, many homes here aren't built for cold, so a single arctic outbreak can burst pipes across the county. The record low in this data was about 19°F, on December 25, 2022.
Clinch gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. Of roughly 49 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 9.1 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 157th of 159. January, June and December see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 4.38 inches, August 6, 2024. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 5.73 inches (through June 9, 2020).
Housing
Georgia's 159 counties range widely in housing age; Clinch ranks 25th, with 50% of its homes built before 1980.
In Clinch County 24% 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 33% 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.
28% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above the Georgia county median of 20.9%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
With 20% of homes empty at survey time, landlords and seasonal owners should shut off the main or schedule checks in winter. An unheated vacant house is also where many policies limit freeze coverage.
Beyond water
Clinch County averages 134 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in August. 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 Clinch County it's 5% utility gas, 93% electric, 2% propane and under 1% wood. Most homes here heat with gas or electricity, so cooking and electrical faults are the likelier fire sources. Even a contained kitchen fire can send soot through the ductwork to every room.
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
Clinch gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Ware County has the oldest housing nearby, with 54% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Clinch | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 24% | 15% | 15 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 50% | 38% | 25 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 17% | 27% | 142 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 28% | 21% | 53 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 20% | 14% | 32 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 1.8% | 7.1% | 146 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 0/yr | 2/yr | 117 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 9.1/yr | 12/yr | 157 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 14/yr | 29/yr | 140 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 134/yr | 112/yr | 24 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 Clinch County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in January, June 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