Home Services in McDuffie County, Georgia

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McDuffie County facts

What Home Service Pros work with in McDuffie County.

• The houses. McDuffie County has about 9,466 homes and 21,687 people; 65.2% of homes are owner occupied, the median home is worth $155,100, and the typical one was built around 1985 (U.S. Census ACS 2019 to 2023).
• Permits. the McDuffie County Planning Commission, for both the county and the City of Thomson (706-595-5355), 210 Railroad Street, Thomson. Separate building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits; decks, patios, stick-built storage buildings and garages all need one, and a pre-built shed or carport needs one before it is moved onto the lot. Contractors post a bond with the county ($5,000 for a residential or general contractor, $1,000 for a subcontractor), and the county’s own guidance is that remodeling over $2,500 takes a Georgia state license.
• Utilities. Water and sewer from the McDuffie County and City of Thomson Water and Sewer Commission, run day to day by the city; electricity from Georgia Power or Jefferson Energy Cooperative, depending on the address; natural gas from the City of Thomson.
• The ground. The northern half of the county drains to the Little River and on to Clarks Hill Lake; the southern half to Brier Creek. Thomson sits about 530 feet up on the Georgia Railroad line it was founded on in 1854.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated McDuffie County gusts at 80 to 90 mph and counted 51 homes destroyed and 410 damaged, with widespread trees and power lines down and large sections of the county without power.
• Termites. The federal termite infestation probability map puts all of Georgia and South Carolina in its "very heavy" zone, the highest level, which is why lenders here ask for a termite letter.
• Towns and areas. Thomson, Dearing, Boneville, Wrightsboro, the Clarks Hill Lake side of the county.
• Landmarks. The 1860 granite depot in downtown Thomson, Hickory Hill (the Thomas E. Watson home, a National Historic Landmark), the 1785 Old Rock House, and Blind Willie McTell’s hometown blues festival.