Lubbock County, Texas

What this place does to a house

• Termite pressure here is real. Mulch piled against siding is the #1 way homeowners invite them in — keep it 6 inches below any wood.
• With ~84 freeze days a year, one forgotten garden hose can crack a pipe inside your wall. We'll ping you before the first freeze.
• Your AC works harder than your heat here. Its maintenance schedule matters more than the furnace's — we've planned accordingly.

The numbers we plan around

Frost

First frost usually lands around November 2, and the last one lets go around April 4 — figure ~84 freezing days in between.

The air

Desert-dry — easy on framing, hard on gaskets, finishes, and anything rubber.

The load

The AC works harder than the heat here, and its maintenance schedule matters more.

Termites

Heavy pressure across this part of the country — a regional band, not a guess at your street.

Radon

EPA Zone 3 — the lowest band. Test once if you never have, then stop worrying about it.

Wind

High wind exposure — roof edges, fences, and big trees earn their inspections.

What jobs cost here

Labor here sits right around the national average.

• Flush your water heater$120–$220 herenational: $120–$225
• Chimney sweep and inspection$145–$345 herenational: $150–$350
• Fall heating-season checkup$90–$185 herenational: $90–$190

The year here, at a glance

Planned for a typical local house — a 1980s–'90s build on a slab with a heat pump, tank water heater, and shingle roof, on city water and sewer. Different house?The app rebuilds the year around yours.

1. January12 tasks
2. February11 tasks
3. March11 tasks
4. April10 tasks
5. May10 tasks
6. June11 tasks
7. July8 tasks
8. August6 tasks
9. September7 tasks
10. October11 tasks
11. November10 tasks
12. December6 tasks

Somewhere else? Browse the county pages orpunch your ZIP on the homepage — every county in the country is in the data.