Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Los Angeles, CA: 71st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Los Angeles has 8.6 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 30% below the median city (12.3). That's about what its normal winter cold predicts (1.00x).
Winter in Los Angeles
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.77x the city's yearly average.
- 6% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 20.3 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 718 heating degree days at Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
Homes in Los Angeles
- The median home was built in 1964.
- 71% of homes were built before 1980.
- 58% of households heat with gas and 34% with electricity.
- 36% of households own their home.
- 1,419,663 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Los Angeles ranks 59th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Los Angeles'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. "Los Angeles" 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, "Los Angeles, CA ranks 71st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/los-angeles-ca/