Cass County, Texas · Linden
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With 19% of homes built before 1960 and about 3 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 16.1 times a year here, most often in April. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Cass County gets about 16.1 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
In Cass County, 5.91 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
6% of occupied homes in Cass County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Texas county median of 6.5%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 127 times a year in Cass County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Cass County covers 937 square miles of northeast Texas, with about 28,568 residents and 13,993 homes. The county seat is Linden, and Atlanta, Hughes Springs and Queen City round out the largest towns. Half the homes here were built before 1980, half after.
61/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Cass County ranks 34 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Cass County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Cass County sits near the middle of the state. From 2015–2024 it averaged 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 29 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 94th of 232 counties.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 4 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near 0°F on February 16, 2021.
Expect the hardest freezes in January, inside a season that runs midwinter. That's when an outdoor spigot left connected to a hose, or a pipe in a crawl space, is most likely to split.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 13 and end around Feb 24.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Texas. Of roughly 55 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 16.1 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 17th of 232. March, April and May see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 5.91 inches, March 9, 2016. The worst three-day stretch dropped 8.83 inches, ending March 11, 2016, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 28 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
Texas's 232 counties range widely in housing age; Cass ranks 98th, with 49% of its homes built before 1980.
Older and newer homes sit side by side here: 19% predate 1960 and 23% are from 2000 or later. Corroded pipe is the typical failure in the first group, burst supply hoses in the second.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 28% of the county's homes. If yours is from those decades, look under the sinks and at the water heater for gray plastic pipe stamped PB, which is polybutylene and leak-prone.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 17% 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.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 127 times a year here, close to the Texas county median of 129. 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 Cass County it's 24% utility gas, 70% electric, 5% 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
Cass gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Morris County has the oldest housing nearby, with 59% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Cass | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 19% | 20% | 118 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 49% | 46% | 98 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 26% | 143 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 17% | 13% | 72 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 16% | 17% | 124 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 6.2% | 6.5% | 125 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 94 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 16/yr | 7.8/yr | 17 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 28/yr | 27/yr | 107 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 127/yr | 129/yr | 124 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 Cass County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in March, April 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