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Burnet County averages 2 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly midwinter, and 6% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 7.4 times a year here, most often in May. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Burnet County gets about 7.4 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
In Burnet County, 4.96 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
10% of occupied homes in Burnet County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 141 times a year in Burnet County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
With 25,555 homes and around 52,652 residents, Burnet County is 995 square miles of central Texas. Besides Burnet, the county seat, the biggest communities are Marble Falls, Granite Shoals and Bertram. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1997.
35/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Burnet County ranks 207 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Burnet County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Burnet County sits near the middle of the state. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 2 nights a year at or below 20°F (126th of 232) and 24 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
The longest cold spell was straight 7 days without the temperature rising above freezing, ending in February 2021. The coldest night reached about 2°F on February 16, 2021. Burst pipes usually show up when a spell like that breaks and the ice thaws.
Hard freezes are uncommon here, about 24 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 2°F on February 16, 2021.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. The county gets about 30.7 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 7.4 days of an inch or more (124th of 232). Those downpours cluster in May, August and October, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 4.96 inches on October 24, 2015. The worst three-day stretch dropped 6.77 inches, ending October 25, 2015, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 23 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
Texas's 232 counties range widely in housing age; Burnet ranks 201st, with 28% of its homes built before 1980.
Since 2000 the county has added enough housing that 45% of homes are that new. Modern PEX and copper rarely fail on their own; the leaks come from connections, appliances and storms.
About 28% of homes went up between 1980 and 1999. Some houses from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, a gray plastic pipe known for failing at fittings. A plumber can tell you in a few minutes whether you have it.
Here 18% of housing is manufactured homes. Check the skirting and the heat tape on the main water line every fall, because that one exposed line is what freezes.
Beyond water
Burnet County averages 141 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in May. 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 Burnet County's occupied homes: 9% utility gas, 80% electric, 9% propane and 2% wood. Wood heat is more common here than the state median. Have chimneys swept and fuel-burning appliances serviced each fall, and keep three feet clear around stoves and space heaters.
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
Burnet gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. San Saba County has the oldest housing nearby, with 49% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Burnet | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 6.4% | 20% | 214 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 28% | 46% | 201 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 45% | 26% | 29 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 18% | 13% | 68 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 18% | 17% | 97 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 10% | 6.5% | 67 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 2/yr | 3/yr | 126 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 7.4/yr | 7.8/yr | 124 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 23/yr | 27/yr | 129 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 141/yr | 129/yr | 80 of 232 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Texas county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Burnet County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in May, August and October.
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