Summer AC Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Cleveland, OH: 10th of 100 for summer AC repair searches
Cleveland has 57.2 typical June–August searches for AC repair help per 1,000 households, 1.7x the median city (33.8). That's 1.96x what its normal summer heat predicts, 5th of 100 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Not confirmed. Cleveland ranks 10th on households inside city limits but 39th on metro population. Its city limits hold 17% of the metro's people, so the city-limits figure may overstate it. How the check works
Summer in Cleveland
- Search demand typically peaks in July, when it runs 2.79x the city's yearly average.
- A normal June–August brings 728 cooling degree days at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport.
Homes in Cleveland
- The median home was built in 1940.
- 86% of homes were built before 1980.
- 41% of households own their home.
- 168,652 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Cleveland ranks 2nd in the Winter Home Emergency Index. See Cleveland's winter page.
About these numbers
Search demand from Google Ads, Oct 2022 to Sep 2026, for 21 AC repair terms. Each month uses the median of that calendar month across four years. "Cleveland" is the location as Google Ads defines it; households are city limits. This measures searches, not breakdowns or claims. Full methodology.
Cite: Home Stats Data, "Cleveland, OH ranks 10th of 100 for summer AC repair searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/hvac/ac-repair-statistics/cleveland-oh/