Crawford County, Georgia · Knoxville
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With 11% of homes built before 1960 and about 2 hard-freeze nights a year, frozen and split pipes are a leading winter risk in the county.
December brings the most downpours to Crawford County, part of 11.2 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
11% 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.
Crawford County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 6.48 inches, and about 30 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
10% of occupied homes in Crawford County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
With 107 muggy nights a year, mold in Crawford County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
About 12,225 people live in Crawford County, 325 square miles in central Georgia, in roughly 5,246 homes. The county seat is Knoxville, and Roberta and Musella round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1993.
40/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Crawford County ranks 131 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Crawford County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Crawford County gets more hard-freeze nights than most of Georgia. From 2015–2024 it averaged 2 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 30 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 48th of 159 counties.
Expect the hardest freezes in January, inside a season that runs January. That's when an outdoor spigot left connected to a hose, or a pipe in a crawl space, is most likely to split.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 18 and end around Mar 11.
Crawford gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. The county gets about 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 11.2 days of an inch or more (124th of 159). Those downpours cluster in January, April and December, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 6.48 inches on September 17, 2020. The worst three-day stretch dropped 7.04 inches, ending September 18, 2020, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
About 30 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
29% of homes in Crawford County predate 1980, below the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 116th of Georgia's 159 counties.
The mix runs from 11% built before 1960 to 30% built since 2000, so older neighborhoods bring aging pipe while newer subdivisions bring failed appliance lines and water heaters.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 41% 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.
37% 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.
Beyond water
About 107 nights a year in Crawford County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (87th of 159 counties). December is the wettest month. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60%, ideally 30 to 50%. Basements can pass 60% on their own in summer, so a dehumidifier matters even without a leak, and anything wet should be dried within 24 to 48 hours.
Mold remediation: what to expectMain heating fuel in Crawford County's occupied homes: 8% utility gas, 80% electric, 8% propane and 2% wood. Wood 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.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Crawford County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Crawford gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Bibb County has the oldest housing nearby, with 55% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Crawford | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 11% | 15% | 107 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 29% | 38% | 116 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 30% | 27% | 61 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 37% | 21% | 12 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 15% | 14% | 73 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 9.9% | 7.1% | 64 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 2/yr | 2/yr | 48 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 11/yr | 12/yr | 124 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 30/yr | 29/yr | 76 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 107/yr | 112/yr | 87 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 Crawford County: freezing from January, 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