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Pipes freeze in Goliad County on about 1 night a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 17% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in May. Goliad County averages 8 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Goliad County spike on heavy-rain days, about 8 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
14% of occupied homes in Goliad 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 182 times a year in Goliad County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Goliad County covers 852 square miles of southeast Texas, with about 7,141 residents and 3,547 homes. Goliad is the county seat. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1989.
45/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Goliad County ranks 160 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Goliad County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Winters here are on the gentler end for Texas, and pipes still freeze. It averaged 6 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 1 of them at 20°F or colder, cold enough for pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces to freeze. Among 232 Texas counties that's 159th.
Hard freezes are uncommon here, about 6 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 15°F on February 15, 2021.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. Of roughly 32.6 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 8 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 110th of 232. May, June and July see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 5.7 inches, August 26, 2017. The worst three-day stretch dropped 8.91 inches, ending August 28, 2017, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Housing
41% of homes in Goliad County predate 1980, below the Texas county median of 45.8%, which ranks 149th of Texas's 232 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 17% of homes are pre-1960 and 29% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 30% 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 20% 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.
With 21% 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 182 nights a year in Goliad County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (26th 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 expectMain heating fuel in Goliad County's occupied homes: 6% utility gas, 79% electric, 13% propane and 1% wood. Propane 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.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Goliad gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Refugio County has the oldest housing nearby, with 60% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Goliad | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 17% | 20% | 135 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 41% | 46% | 149 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 29% | 26% | 99 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 20% | 13% | 51 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 21% | 17% | 73 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 14% | 6.5% | 40 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 1/yr | 3/yr | 159 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 8/yr | 7.8/yr | 110 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 6/yr | 27/yr | 202 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 182/yr | 129/yr | 26 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 Goliad County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in May, June and July.
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