Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Boise, ID: 56th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Boise has 10.7 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 13% below the median city (12.3). That's less than its normal winter cold predicts (0.65x), 79th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Boise
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.58x the city's yearly average.
- 17% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 14.7 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,808 heating degree days at Boise Air Terminal.
Homes in Boise
- The median home was built in 1985.
- 43% of homes were built before 1980.
- 62% of households heat with gas and 34% with electricity.
- 63% of households own their home.
- 99,616 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Boise ranks 72nd in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Boise's summer page.
About these numbers
Search demand from Google Ads, Oct 2022 to Sep 2026, for 30 heating and plumbing terms. Each month uses the median of that calendar month across four years. "Boise" 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, "Boise, ID ranks 56th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/boise-id/