Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Cleveland, OH: 2nd of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Cleveland has 51.7 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 4.2x the median city (12.3). That's 3.04x what its normal winter cold predicts, 3rd of 99 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Confirmed. Cleveland ranks 2nd on households inside city limits and 7th on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Winter in Cleveland
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.49x the city's yearly average.
- 12% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 24.3 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,990 heating degree days at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport.
Homes in Cleveland
- The median home was built in 1940.
- 86% of homes were built before 1980.
- 78% of households heat with gas and 18% with electricity.
- 41% of households own their home.
- 168,652 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Cleveland ranks 10th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Cleveland'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. "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 2nd of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/cleveland-oh/