Tattnall County, Georgia · Reidsville
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Tattnall County averages 0 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly midwinter, and 16% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 11.7 times a year here, most often in April. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Sewage backups in Tattnall County spike on heavy-rain days, about 11.7 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
7% of occupied homes in Tattnall County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
With 133 muggy nights a year, mold in Tattnall County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
With 9,405 homes and around 24,208 residents, Tattnall County is 481 square miles of southeast Georgia. Reidsville is the county seat; Glennville, Cobbtown and Collins are the next largest communities. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1987.
43/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Tattnall County ranks 116 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Tattnall County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Winters here are on the gentler end for Georgia, and pipes still freeze. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 0 nights a year at or below 20°F (117th of 159) and 17 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
Hard freezes are uncommon here, about 17 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 17°F on December 25, 2022.
Rainfall is about average for Georgia. Of roughly 49.9 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 11.7 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 99th of 159. January, April and July see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 8.1 inches, August 6, 2024. The worst three-day stretch dropped 10.96 inches, ending August 8, 2024, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Housing
39% of homes in Tattnall County predate 1980, close to the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 77th of Georgia's 159 counties.
Older and newer homes sit side by side here: 16% predate 1960 and 25% are from 2000 or later. Corroded pipe is the typical failure in the first group, burst supply hoses in the second.
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.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 35% 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.
With 19% 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
Tattnall County averages 133 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 expectMain heating fuel in Tattnall County's occupied homes: 6% utility gas, 86% electric, 7% 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
Tattnall gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Toombs County has the oldest housing nearby, with 42% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Tattnall | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 16% | 15% | 68 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 39% | 38% | 77 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 25% | 27% | 95 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 35% | 21% | 18 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 19% | 14% | 41 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 6.9% | 7.1% | 84 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 | 99 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 17/yr | 29/yr | 119 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 133/yr | 112/yr | 28 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 Tattnall County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in January, April and July.
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