Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Oklahoma City, OK: 51st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Oklahoma City has 12.1 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, about the same as the median city (12.3). That's less than its normal winter cold predicts (0.82x), 68th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Oklahoma City
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.73x the city's yearly average.
- 17% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 12.6 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 2,245 heating degree days at Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport.
Homes in Oklahoma City
- The median home was built in 1981.
- 49% of homes were built before 1980.
- 57% of households heat with gas and 40% with electricity.
- 59% of households own their home.
- 275,193 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Oklahoma City ranks 50th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Oklahoma City'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. "Oklahoma City" 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, "Oklahoma City, OK ranks 51st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/oklahoma-city-ok/