Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Plano, TX: 27th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Plano has 17.1 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 1.4x the median city (12.3). That's 1.33x what its normal winter cold predicts, 24th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Plano
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.83x the city's yearly average.
- 13% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 22.2 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 1,667 heating degree days at McKinney Municipal Airport.
Homes in Plano
- The median home was built in 1993.
- 19% of homes were built before 1980.
- 48% of households heat with gas and 51% with electricity.
- 57% of households own their home.
- 110,522 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Plano ranks 14th in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Plano'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. "Plano" 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, "Plano, TX ranks 27th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/plano-tx/