Lampasas County, Texas · Lampasas
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With 20% of homes built before 1960 and about 2 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 8 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 Lampasas County gets about 8 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
In Lampasas County, 5.45 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
9% of occupied homes in Lampasas County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
About 133 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 9,871 homes and around 22,715 residents, Lampasas County is 713 square miles of central Texas. Lampasas is the county seat; Kempner and Lometa are the next largest communities. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1990.
48/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Lampasas County ranks 140 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Lampasas County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Lampasas County sits near the middle of the state. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 2 nights a year at or below 20°F (126th of 232) and 28 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 7 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near 0°F on February 16, 2021.
Most freezing nights fall from midwinter, 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.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 22 and end around Feb 21.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. About 8 days a year bring an inch or more (110th of 232), most often in May, out of 30.8 inches of total precipitation. On October 24, 2015, 5.45 inches fell in a single day. The worst three-day stretch dropped 8.07 inches, ending October 17, 2018, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
About 27 days a year swing from below freezing at night to above freezing by day. Those freeze-thaw cycles feed ice dams on roofs, open cracks in foundations and driveways, and stress pipes that are already marginal.
Housing
37% of homes in Lampasas County predate 1980, below the Texas county median of 45.8%, which ranks 165th of Texas's 232 counties.
Since 2000 the county has added enough housing that 35% of homes are that new. Modern PEX and copper rarely fail on their own; the leaks come from connections, appliances and storms.
29% 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.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 14% 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.
Beyond water
About 133 nights a year in Lampasas County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (107th of 232 counties). May is the wettest month. 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 expectMain heating fuel in Lampasas County's occupied homes: 15% utility gas, 75% electric, 8% 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
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Lampasas County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Coryell, Hamilton and Mills get more pipe-freeze nights than Lampasas. Hamilton County has the oldest housing nearby, with 69% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Lampasas | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 20% | 20% | 113 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 37% | 46% | 165 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 35% | 26% | 60 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 14% | 13% | 109 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 15% | 17% | 131 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 8.9% | 6.5% | 83 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 2/yr | 3/yr | 126 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 8/yr | 7.8/yr | 110 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 27/yr | 27/yr | 112 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 133/yr | 129/yr | 107 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 Lampasas 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