Crockett County, Tennessee · Alamo
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With 19% of homes built before 1960 and about 10 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 13.9 times a year here, most often in March. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
19% 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 Crockett County, 4.02 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
8% of occupied homes in Crockett County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Tennessee county median of 7.8%.
About 96 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
About 13,944 people live in Crockett County, 266 square miles in western Tennessee, in roughly 6,134 homes. The county seat is Alamo, and Bells, Friendship and Maury City round out the largest towns. The county's median home was built in 1979.
57/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Crockett County ranks 31 of 95 Tennessee counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Crockett County ranks highest compared with other Tennessee counties.
For frozen pipes, Crockett County is a typical Tennessee county, which is still plenty. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 10 nights a year at or below 20°F (56th of 95) and 59 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
The longest cold spell was straight 8 days without the temperature rising above freezing, ending in February 2021. The coldest night reached about -2°F on January 17, 2024. Burst pipes usually show up when a spell like that breaks and the ice thaws.
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 6 and the last spring freeze around Mar 28.
Rainfall is about average for Tennessee. The county gets about 56.5 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 13.9 days of an inch or more (52nd of 95). Those downpours cluster in February, March and May, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 4.02 inches on March 10, 2016. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 6.8 inches (through March 11, 2016).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 53 times a year here. They're the main driver of ice dams and of water working its way through foundation cracks in late winter.
Housing
51% of homes in Crockett County predate 1980, above the Tennessee county median of 41.2%, which ranks 17th of Tennessee's 95 counties.
The mix runs from 19% built before 1960 to 20% built since 2000, so older neighborhoods bring aging pipe while newer subdivisions bring failed appliance lines and water heaters.
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.
13% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, below the Tennessee county median of 15.9%. 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
About 96 nights a year in Crockett County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (8th of 95 counties). March 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 expectMain heating fuel in Crockett County's occupied homes: 30% utility gas, 60% 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
Gibson gets more pipe-freeze nights than Crockett. Haywood County has the oldest housing nearby, with 58% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Crockett | Tennessee median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 19% | 16% | 25 of 95 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 51% | 41% | 17 of 95 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 20% | 27% | 81 of 95 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 16% | 57 of 95 |
| Vacant homes | 10% | 12% | 59 of 95 |
| Wood or propane heat | 8% | 7.8% | 50 of 95 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 10/yr | 11/yr | 56 of 95 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 14/yr | 52 of 95 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 53/yr | 60/yr | 87 of 95 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 96/yr | 74/yr | 8 of 95 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Tennessee county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Crockett County: freezing from December to February, heavy rain in February, March and May.
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