Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Colorado Springs, CO: 17th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Colorado Springs has 21.4 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 1.7x the median city (12.3). That's 1.27x what its normal winter cold predicts, 28th of 99 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Confirmed. Colorado Springs ranks 17th on households inside city limits and 1st on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Winter in Colorado Springs
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.87x the city's yearly average.
- 13% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 12.9 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,951 heating degree days at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
Homes in Colorado Springs
- The median home was built in 1986.
- 40% of homes were built before 1980.
- 70% of households heat with gas and 27% with electricity.
- 61% of households own their home.
- 198,070 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Colorado Springs ranks 58th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Colorado Springs'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. "Colorado Springs" 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, "Colorado Springs, CO ranks 17th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/colorado-springs-co/