Crockett County, Texas · Ozona
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With 29% 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 2.1 times a year here, most often in October. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
29% 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, 2.39 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 Crockett County heat mainly with wood or propane, close to the Texas county median of 6.5%.
About 125 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 2,822 people live in Crockett County, 2,807 square miles in central Texas, in roughly 1,729 homes. The county seat is Ozona. The county's median home was built in 1976.
47/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Crockett County ranks 143 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Crockett County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
For frozen pipes, Crockett County is a typical Texas county, which is still plenty. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 3 nights a year at or below 20°F (94th of 232) and 35 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
The longest cold spell was straight 5 days without the temperature rising above freezing, ending in February 2021. The coldest night reached about 4°F on February 16, 2021. Burst pipes usually show up when a spell like that breaks and the ice thaws.
Most freezing nights fall from January, 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 16 and the last spring freeze around Feb 25.
Crockett gets fewer downpours than most Texas counties, but they still fill basements. The county gets about 16.7 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 2.1 days of an inch or more (219th of 232). Those downpours cluster in April, September and October, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 2.39 inches on September 9, 2020. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 3.44 inches (through October 18, 2018).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 34 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
55% of homes in Crockett County predate 1980, above the Texas county median of 45.8%, which ranks 68th of Texas's 232 counties.
29% were built before 1960. Homes from that era often still have galvanized steel supply pipe, which rusts from the inside until it pinholes, and cast iron drains that crack with age. Slow leaks behind walls are a common start to water damage in these houses.
13% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, close to the Texas county median of 13.4%. 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.
With 29% of homes empty at survey time, landlords and seasonal owners should shut off the main or schedule checks in winter. An unheated vacant house is also where many policies limit freeze coverage.
Beyond water
About 125 nights a year in Crockett County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (131st of 232 counties). May 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: 52% utility gas, 42% electric, 6% 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
Reagan and Schleicher get more pipe-freeze nights than Crockett. Upton County has the oldest housing nearby, with 63% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Crockett | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 29% | 20% | 54 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 55% | 46% | 68 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 26% | 139 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 13% | 119 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 29% | 17% | 21 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 6.2% | 6.5% | 121 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 94 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 2.1/yr | 7.8/yr | 219 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 34/yr | 27/yr | 85 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 125/yr | 129/yr | 131 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 Crockett County: freezing from January, heavy rain in April, 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