Jackson County, Texas · Edna
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Pipes freeze in Jackson County on about 0 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 26% of the stock here, are most at risk.
May brings the most downpours to Jackson County, part of 10.5 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
Sewage backups in Jackson County spike on heavy-rain days, about 10.5 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Jackson County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 7.2 inches.
8% of occupied homes in Jackson County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
With 188 muggy nights a year, mold in Jackson County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
With 7,029 homes and around 15,152 residents, Jackson County is 829 square miles of southeast Texas. Besides Edna, the county seat, the biggest communities are Ganado, Vanderbilt and Lolita. The county's median home was built in 1978.
52/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Jackson County ranks 105 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Jackson County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Jackson County is milder than most of Texas, but not mild enough to skip winterizing. It averaged 5 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 0 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 205th.
With only about 5 freezing nights a year, many homes here aren't built for cold, so a single arctic outbreak can burst pipes across the county. The record low in this data was about 15°F, on February 16, 2021.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. About 10.5 days a year bring an inch or more (82nd of 232), most often in May, out of 41.4 inches of total precipitation. On August 26, 2017, 7.2 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 12.37 inches (through August 28, 2017).
Housing
53% of homes in Jackson County predate 1980, above the Texas county median of 45.8%, which ranks 81st of Texas's 232 counties.
In Jackson County 26% 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.
24% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
Here 14% 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.
Beyond water
Jackson County averages 188 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in May. 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 expectBy main heating fuel, Jackson County homes break down as 23% utility gas, 68% electric, 8% 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
Colorado, Lavaca and Wharton get more pipe-freeze nights than Jackson. Lavaca County has the oldest housing nearby, with 54% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Jackson | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 26% | 20% | 74 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 53% | 46% | 81 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 26% | 145 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 14% | 13% | 112 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 14% | 17% | 141 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 7.7% | 6.5% | 101 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 0/yr | 3/yr | 205 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 11/yr | 7.8/yr | 82 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 5/yr | 27/yr | 206 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 188/yr | 129/yr | 19 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 Jackson 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