Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Long Beach, CA: 97th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Long Beach has 3.7 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 70% below the median city (12.3). That's less than its normal winter cold predicts (0.43x), 95th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Long Beach
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.66x the city's yearly average.
- 20% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 7.8 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 721 heating degree days at Long Beach Daugherty Airport.
Homes in Long Beach
- The median home was built in 1958.
- 80% of homes were built before 1980.
- 62% of households heat with gas and 29% with electricity.
- 41% of households own their home.
- 171,309 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Long Beach ranks 97th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Long Beach'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. "Long Beach" 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, "Long Beach, CA ranks 97th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/long-beach-ca/