Texas

What Texas does to a house

A state is a big place — these are the ranges, not averages. The county pages pin the numbers down.

Climate

Zones 6b–10a. Freezing days run from ~1 to ~135 a year depending on the county.

First freeze

Usually lands anywhere from October 20 to December 29 depending on the county — and 1 county skips frost altogether.

The air

Runs from desert-dry to very humid, county by county.

The load

The AC does the heavy lifting in most of the state.

Termites

From moderate to heavy pressure across the state.

Radon

EPA Zone 3 — the lowest band — statewide. A one-time test settles it either way.

Wind

55 counties carry hurricane exposure — prep there is a season, not a surprise.

Labor

Labor sits near one level statewide — every price band on this site adjusts to the county anyway.

County pages in Texas

• Bell CountyZone 8b · ~33 freeze days
• Bexar CountyZone 9a · ~14 freeze days
• Brazoria CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Brazos CountyZone 9a · ~31 freeze days
• Cameron CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Collin CountyZone 8b · ~45 freeze days
• Dallas CountyZone 8b · ~29 freeze days
• Denton CountyZone 8b · ~45 freeze days
• El Paso CountyZone 8b · ~59 freeze days
• Fort Bend CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Galveston CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Harris CountyZone 9b · ~10 freeze days
• Hays CountyZone 8b · ~29 freeze days
• Hidalgo CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Jefferson CountyZone 9b · ~11 freeze days
• Lubbock CountyZone 7b · ~84 freeze days
• McLennan CountyZone 8b · ~38 freeze days
• Montgomery CountyZone 9a · ~17 freeze days
• Nueces CountyZone 10a · freezes are rare
• Smith CountyZone 8b · ~37 freeze days
• Tarrant CountyZone 8b · ~32 freeze days
• Travis CountyZone 9a · ~20 freeze days
• Webb CountyZone 9b · freezes are rare
• Williamson CountyZone 9a · ~27 freeze days

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