Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Omaha, NE: 25th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Omaha has 18.0 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 1.5x the median city (12.3). That's about what its normal winter cold predicts (1.00x).
Ranking check: Confirmed. Omaha ranks 25th on households inside city limits and 10th on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Winter in Omaha
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.09x the city's yearly average.
- 10% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 11.7 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 3,391 heating degree days at Omaha Eppley Airfield.
Homes in Omaha
- The median home was built in 1972.
- 62% of homes were built before 1980.
- 73% of households heat with gas and 25% with electricity.
- 58% of households own their home.
- 199,926 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Omaha ranks 65th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Omaha'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. "Omaha" 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, "Omaha, NE ranks 25th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/omaha-ne/