Evans County, Georgia · Claxton
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With 18% 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.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 12.2 times a year here, most often in July. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
18% 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 Evans County, 8.06 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
3% of occupied homes in Evans County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
About 131 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
Evans County covers 183 square miles of eastern Georgia, with about 10,757 residents and 4,700 homes. Claxton is the county seat; Hagan, Daisy and Bellville are the next largest communities. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1985.
48/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Evans County ranks 93 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Evans County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Evans County is milder than most of Georgia, but not mild enough to skip winterizing. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 0 nights a year at or below 20°F (117th of 159) and 18 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
With only about 18 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 16°F, on December 25, 2022.
Rainfall is about average for Georgia. The county gets about 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 12.2 days of an inch or more (70th of 159). Those downpours cluster in April, July and December, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 8.06 inches on August 6, 2024. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 11.56 inches (through August 8, 2024).
Housing
42% of homes in Evans County predate 1980, above the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 58th of Georgia's 159 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 18% of homes are pre-1960 and 22% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
36% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
30% 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
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 131 times a year here, above the Georgia county median of 112. 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 expectBy main heating fuel, Evans County homes break down as 5% utility gas, 90% electric, 3% propane and under 1% wood. Heating equipment, cooking and electrical failures cause most home fires nationally. Even a small kitchen fire can leave soot through the whole house, because smoke follows air currents into closets, ducts and attic space.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Evans gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. It also has the most heavy-rain days in its area. Its housing is the oldest in the area by share of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Evans | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 18% | 15% | 56 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 42% | 38% | 58 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 22% | 27% | 109 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 30% | 21% | 46 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 13% | 14% | 86 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 2.8% | 7.1% | 131 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 0/yr | 2/yr | 117 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 12/yr | 12/yr | 70 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 18/yr | 29/yr | 110 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 131/yr | 112/yr | 39 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 Evans County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in April, July 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