Summer AC Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Houston, TX: 11th of 100 for summer AC repair searches
Houston has 57.0 typical June–August searches for AC repair help per 1,000 households, 1.7x the median city (33.8). That's 1.34x what its normal summer heat predicts, 21st of 100 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Confirmed. Houston ranks 11th on households inside city limits and 19th on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Summer in Houston
- Search demand typically peaks in June, when it runs 1.42x the city's yearly average.
- A normal June–August brings 1,773 cooling degree days at Houston William P Hobby Airport.
Homes in Houston
- The median home was built in 1981.
- 48% of homes were built before 1980.
- 42% of households own their home.
- 916,536 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Houston ranks 50th in the Winter Home Emergency Index. See Houston'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. "Houston" 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, "Houston, TX ranks 11th of 100 for summer AC repair searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/hvac/ac-repair-statistics/houston-tx/