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Pipes freeze in Eastland County on about 5 nights a year, mostly January. Older homes, 46% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 9.4 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 Eastland County gets about 9.4 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
In Eastland County, 3.96 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
13% of occupied homes in Eastland 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 114 times a year in Eastland County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Eastland County covers 927 square miles of central Texas, with about 18,011 residents and 9,384 homes. Eastland is the county seat; Cisco, Ranger and Gorman are the next largest communities. Half the homes here were built before 1966, half after.
71/100 Water Damage Risk Index: High Eastland County ranks 1 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Eastland County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Eastland County gets more hard-freeze nights than most of Texas. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 5 nights a year at or below 20°F (54th of 232) and 41 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 9 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near -4°F on February 16, 2021.
Expect the hardest freezes in January, inside a season that runs January. 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 16 and end around Mar 17.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. Of roughly 33.6 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 9.4 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 93rd of 232. May, June and October see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 3.96 inches, September 3, 2024. The worst three-day stretch dropped 5.93 inches, ending September 4, 2024, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 37 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; Eastland ranks 43rd, with 65% of its homes built before 1980.
Before 1960 is when 46% of these homes went up. Galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains were standard then, and after 60-plus years both corrode and crack, often out of sight inside a wall or under a slab.
Here 13% 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.
23% 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
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 114 times a year here, below the Texas county median of 129. Mold grows when indoor humidity stays above about 60%, the EPA's ceiling. A basement dehumidifier set to 50% and drying anything wet within 24 to 48 hours prevents most problems.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Eastland County it's 34% utility gas, 53% electric, 11% propane and 3% wood. Wood and propane heat are above the Texas norm. Annual chimney and vent inspection, which the NFPA recommends, is one of the most effective fire-prevention habits for these homes.
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
Stephens gets more pipe-freeze nights than Eastland. Its housing is the oldest in the area by share of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Eastland | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 46% | 20% | 10 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 65% | 46% | 43 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 17% | 26% | 178 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 13% | 127 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 23% | 17% | 55 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 13% | 6.5% | 44 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 5/yr | 3/yr | 54 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 9.4/yr | 7.8/yr | 93 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 37/yr | 27/yr | 73 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 114/yr | 129/yr | 160 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 Eastland County: freezing from January, heavy rain in May, June 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