Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Minneapolis, MN: 8th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Minneapolis has 32.4 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 2.6x the median city (12.3). That's 1.64x what its normal winter cold predicts, 14th of 99 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Not confirmed. Minneapolis ranks 8th on households inside city limits but 40th on metro population. Its city limits hold 11% of the metro's people, so the city-limits figure may overstate it. How the check works
Winter in Minneapolis
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.55x the city's yearly average.
- 16% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 23.1 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 4,089 heating degree days at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Homes in Minneapolis
- The median home was built in 1950.
- 73% of homes were built before 1980.
- 71% of households heat with gas and 24% with electricity.
- 48% of households own their home.
- 188,944 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Minneapolis ranks 24th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Minneapolis'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. "Minneapolis" 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, "Minneapolis, MN ranks 8th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/minneapolis-mn/