Green County, Kentucky · Greensburg
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With 29% of homes built before 1960 and about 19 hard-freeze nights a year, frozen and split pipes are a leading winter risk in the county.
Basements flood here mostly in February. Green County averages 12.9 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Green County spike on heavy-rain days, about 12.9 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Green County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 4.01 inches, and about 72 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
24% of occupied homes in Green County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Kentucky county median of 12.6%.
With 62 muggy nights a year, mold in Green County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
Green County covers 286 square miles of southern Kentucky, with about 11,369 residents and 5,289 homes. Besides Greensburg, the county seat, the biggest community is Summersville. The county's median home was built in 1976.
66/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Green County ranks 5 of 120 Kentucky counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Green County ranks highest compared with other Kentucky counties.
For frozen pipes, Green County is a typical Kentucky county, which is still plenty. From 2015–2024 it averaged 19 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 80 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 66th of 120 counties.
On February 19, 2015 the low fell to about -10°F, and in the stretch ending February 2021 the county went 9 days in a row below freezing. Leaks from split pipes typically appear the day the thaw arrives.
Most freezing nights fall from December to February, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 2 and the last spring freeze around Apr 8.
Rainfall is about average for Kentucky. Of roughly 53.5 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 12.9 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 43rd of 120. February, June and July see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 4.01 inches, September 2, 2017. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 6.48 inches (through September 2, 2017).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 72 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
Roughly 56% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Green among the oldest housing stocks of Kentucky's 120 counties.
Before 1960 is when 29% of these homes went up. Galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains were standard then, and after 60-plus years both corrode and crack, often out of sight inside a wall or under a slab.
30% 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 19% 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.
16% of homes were vacant at survey time. A leak in an empty rental or seasonal house can run for days before anyone notices, which is why those losses tend to be larger.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 62 times a year here, close to the Kentucky county median of 59. Mold grows when indoor humidity stays above about 60%, the EPA's ceiling. A basement dehumidifier set to 50% and drying anything wet within 24 to 48 hours prevents most problems.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Green County it's 17% utility gas, 57% electric, 16% propane and 8% wood. Wood and propane heat are above the Kentucky 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
Hart, Larue and Metcalfe get more pipe-freeze nights than Green. Its housing is the oldest in the area by share of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Green | Kentucky median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 29% | 18% | 11 of 120 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 56% | 44% | 19 of 120 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 15% | 25% | 115 of 120 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 19% | 19% | 59 of 120 |
| Vacant homes | 16% | 13% | 35 of 120 |
| Wood or propane heat | 24% | 13% | 22 of 120 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 19/yr | 20/yr | 66 of 120 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 13/yr | 12/yr | 43 of 120 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 72/yr | 73/yr | 65 of 120 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 62/yr | 59/yr | 41 of 120 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Kentucky county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Green County: freezing from December to February, heavy rain in February, June 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