Long County, Georgia · Ludowici
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Pipes freeze in Long County on about 0 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 7% of the stock here, are most at risk.
June brings the most downpours to Long County, part of 10.5 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
7% 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.
Long County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 7.06 inches.
4% of occupied homes in Long County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 138 times a year in Long County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
With 6,861 homes and around 18,374 residents, Long County is 400 square miles of southeast Georgia. Ludowici is the county seat. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1998.
26/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Long County ranks 155 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Long County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Winters here are on the gentler end for Georgia, and pipes still freeze. It averaged 15 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 0 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 117th.
Hard freezes are uncommon here, about 15 nights a year at or below 32°F, and that's exactly why they do damage: pipes in attics, exterior walls and slab-edge plumbing are rarely insulated. The coldest night in the record was about 19°F on December 25, 2022.
Long gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. The county gets about 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 10.5 days of an inch or more (136th of 159). Those downpours cluster in February, April and June, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 7.06 inches on October 8, 2016. The worst three-day stretch dropped 9.52 inches, ending August 8, 2024, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Housing
20% of homes in Long County predate 1980, below the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 141st of Georgia's 159 counties.
47% of homes were built in 2000 or later, more than in most of Georgia. Newer plumbing rarely corrodes, so damage here tends to come from appliance supply lines, water heaters, sump pumps and storms.
34% 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.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 37% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
Renters occupy 35% 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
Long County averages 138 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in August. 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 expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Long County it's 3% utility gas, 92% 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.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Long County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Long gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Tattnall County has the oldest housing nearby, with 39% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Long | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 7.2% | 15% | 132 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 20% | 38% | 141 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 47% | 27% | 11 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 37% | 21% | 10 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 10% | 14% | 112 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 3.7% | 7.1% | 109 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 0/yr | 2/yr | 117 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 11/yr | 12/yr | 136 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 15/yr | 29/yr | 135 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 138/yr | 112/yr | 15 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 Long County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in February, April and June.
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