Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
St. Petersburg, FL: 81st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
St. Petersburg has 7.2 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 41% below the median city (12.3). That's 1.27x what its normal winter cold predicts, 29th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in St. Petersburg
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.10x 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 15.8 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 300 heating degree days at St. Petersburg Albert Whitted Airport.
Homes in St. Petersburg
- The median home was built in 1969.
- 71% of homes were built before 1980.
- 6% of households heat with gas and 91% with electricity.
- 63% of households own their home.
- 116,772 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
St. Petersburg ranks 22nd in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See St. Petersburg'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. "St. Petersburg" 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, "St. Petersburg, FL ranks 81st of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/st-petersburg-fl/