Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Tampa, FL: 59th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Tampa has 10.2 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 17% below the median city (12.3). That's 1.69x what its normal winter cold predicts, 12th of 99 cities on this measure.
Winter in Tampa
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 1.98x 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 24.7 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 345 heating degree days at Tampa International Airport.
Homes in Tampa
- The median home was built in 1984.
- 46% of homes were built before 1980.
- 6% of households heat with gas and 92% with electricity.
- 50% of households own their home.
- 160,527 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Tampa ranks 2nd in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Tampa'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. "Tampa" 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, "Tampa, FL ranks 59th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/tampa-fl/