Warren County, Georgia · Warrenton
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Pipes freeze in Warren County on about 2 nights a year, mostly January. Older homes, 26% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in December. Warren County averages 11.4 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Warren County spike on heavy-rain days, about 11.4 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Warren County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 5.71 inches, and about 34 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
15% of occupied homes in Warren County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
About 102 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 2,599 homes and around 5,170 residents, Warren County is 284 square miles of central Georgia. Besides Warrenton, the county seat, the biggest communities are Camak and Norwood. The county's median home was built in 1977.
58/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Warren County ranks 46 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Warren County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
Warren is on the colder side of Georgia for pipes. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 2 nights a year at or below 20°F (48th of 159) and 35 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
The freeze season here runs January, with January the coldest. If you travel then, leave the thermostat at 55°F or above and open sink cabinets on outside walls.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 20 and the last spring freeze around Mar 15.
Warren gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. About 11.4 days a year bring an inch or more (113th of 159), most often in December, out of 48.3 inches of total precipitation. On September 27, 2024, 5.71 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 8.84 inches (through September 28, 2024).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 34 days a year. Each cycle melts and refreezes water at roof edges and in foundation cracks, which is how ice dams and basement seepage get started.
Housing
56% of homes in Warren County predate 1980, above the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 4th of Georgia's 159 counties.
In Warren County 26% 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.
25% 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.
31% 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 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
About 102 nights a year in Warren County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (102nd of 159 counties). December is the wettest month. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Warren County it's 20% utility gas, 65% electric, 15% propane and under 1% wood. Propane heat is above the Georgia norm. Annual chimney and vent inspection, which the NFPA recommends, is one of the most effective fire-prevention habits for these homes.
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
Warren gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Taliaferro County has the oldest housing nearby, with 56% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Warren | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 26% | 15% | 8 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 56% | 38% | 4 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 19% | 27% | 129 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 31% | 21% | 37 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 19% | 14% | 37 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 15% | 7.1% | 34 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 | 113 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 34/yr | 29/yr | 59 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 102/yr | 112/yr | 102 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 Warren 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