Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Lubbock, TX: 30th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Lubbock has 16.2 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 1.3x the median city (12.3). That's 1.15x what its normal winter cold predicts, 39th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Lubbock
- 14% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 5.5 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,019 heating degree days at Lubbock International Airport.
Homes in Lubbock
- The median home was built in 1983.
- 46% of homes were built before 1980.
- 45% of households heat with gas and 53% with electricity.
- 51% of households own their home.
- 105,259 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Lubbock ranks 66th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Lubbock'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. "Lubbock" 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, "Lubbock, TX ranks 30th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/lubbock-tx/