Hunt County, Texas · Greenville
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Pipes freeze in Hunt County on about 4 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 10% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Basements flood here mostly in April. Hunt County averages 13.8 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Hunt County gets about 13.8 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours and, with about 26 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
9% of occupied homes in Hunt County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
About 129 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
With 43,022 homes and around 108,972 residents, Hunt County is 840 square miles of northeast Texas. The county seat is Greenville, and Commerce, Caddo Mills and West Tawakoni round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1990.
52/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Hunt County ranks 104 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Hunt County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Hunt 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 29 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 68th of 232 counties.
On February 16, 2021 the low fell to about -1°F, and in the stretch ending February 2021 the county went 9 days in a row below freezing. Leaks from split pipes typically appear the day the thaw arrives.
The freeze season here runs midwinter, 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 15 and the last spring freeze around Feb 26.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Texas. About 13.8 days a year bring an inch or more (48th of 232), most often in April, out of 47.7 inches of total precipitation. On October 24, 2015, 5.21 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 9.26 inches (through October 25, 2015).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 26 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; Hunt ranks 173rd, with 35% of its homes built before 1980.
Since 2000 the county has added enough housing that 37% of homes are that new. Modern PEX and copper rarely fail on their own; the leaks come from connections, appliances and storms.
About 29% of homes went up between 1980 and 1999. Some houses from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, a gray plastic pipe known for failing at fittings. A plumber can tell you in a few minutes whether you have it.
16% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above 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.
Beyond water
Hunt County averages 129 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in May. 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 expectBy main heating fuel, Hunt County homes break down as 22% utility gas, 68% electric, 7% propane and 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
Hunt gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Delta County has the oldest housing nearby, with 50% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Hunt | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 10% | 20% | 193 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 35% | 46% | 173 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 37% | 26% | 48 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 16% | 13% | 86 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 11% | 17% | 182 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 8.7% | 6.5% | 86 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 4/yr | 3/yr | 68 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 7.8/yr | 48 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 26/yr | 27/yr | 117 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 129/yr | 129/yr | 116 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 Hunt County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in April, May 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