Coleman County, Texas · Coleman
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Coleman County averages 4 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly January, and 43% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 6.2 times a year here, most often in May. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
43% 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 Coleman County, 4.91 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
13% of occupied homes in Coleman County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
With 116 muggy nights a year, mold in Coleman County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
Coleman County covers 1,263 square miles of central Texas, with about 7,833 residents and 4,899 homes. Besides Coleman, the county seat, the biggest communities are Santa Anna, Novice and Valera. The county's median home was built in 1966.
62/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Coleman County ranks 27 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Coleman County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Coleman is on the colder side of Texas for pipes. From 2015–2024 it averaged 4 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 36 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 68th of 232 counties.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 8 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near 2°F on February 15, 2021.
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 16 and the last spring freeze around Mar 1.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. About 6.2 days a year bring an inch or more (142nd of 232), most often in May, out of 27.5 inches of total precipitation. On September 3, 2024, 4.91 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 7.47 inches (through September 4, 2024).
About 33 days a year swing from below freezing at night to above freezing by day. Those freeze-thaw cycles feed ice dams on roofs, open cracks in foundations and driveways, and stress pipes that are already marginal.
Housing
Texas's 232 counties range widely in housing age; Coleman ranks 41st, with 66% of its homes built before 1980.
In Coleman County 43% 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.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 13% 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.
32% 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
About 116 nights a year in Coleman County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (157th of 232 counties). May is the wettest month. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60%, ideally 30 to 50%. Basements can pass 60% on their own in summer, so a dehumidifier matters even without a leak, and anything wet should be dried within 24 to 48 hours.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Coleman County it's 41% utility gas, 46% electric, 11% propane and 2% wood. Wood and propane heat are more common here than in most Texas counties. Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fires nationally, and the NFPA recommends having chimneys and vents inspected every year.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Coleman County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Callahan, Runnels and Taylor get more pipe-freeze nights than Coleman. Runnels County has the oldest housing nearby, with 76% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Coleman | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 43% | 20% | 20 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 66% | 46% | 41 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 17% | 26% | 183 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 13% | 123 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 32% | 17% | 11 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 13% | 6.5% | 50 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 4/yr | 3/yr | 68 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 6.2/yr | 7.8/yr | 142 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 33/yr | 27/yr | 87 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 116/yr | 129/yr | 157 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 Coleman County: freezing from January, heavy rain in May, September 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