Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Denver, CO: 4th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Denver has 36.7 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 3.0x the median city (12.3). That's 2.16x what its normal winter cold predicts, 7th of 99 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Confirmed. Denver ranks 4th on households inside city limits and 8th on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Winter in Denver
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.76x the city's yearly average.
- 9% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 48.4 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,986 heating degree days at Denver International Airport.
Homes in Denver
- The median home was built in 1974.
- 57% of homes were built before 1980.
- 62% of households heat with gas and 35% with electricity.
- 49% of households own their home.
- 329,578 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Denver ranks 6th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Denver'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. "Denver" 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, "Denver, CO ranks 4th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/denver-co/