Winter Home Emergency Index · 2026 edition
Toledo, OH: 19th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches
Toledo has 20.4 typical December–February searches for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help per 1,000 households, 1.7x the median city (12.3). That's 1.17x what its normal winter cold predicts, 37th of 99 cities on this measure.
Ranking check: Confirmed. Toledo ranks 19th on households inside city limits and 6th on metro population: top 25 on both. How the check works
Winter in Toledo
- Search demand typically peaks in January, when it runs 2.76x the city's yearly average.
- 15% of winter searches are for urgent problems: burst or frozen pipes, no heat, emergency furnace repair.
- Emergency plumber searches add up to about 10.4 per 1,000 households a year.
- A normal December–February brings 3,143 heating degree days at Toledo Express Airport.
Homes in Toledo
- The median home was built in 1955.
- 84% of homes were built before 1980.
- 74% of households heat with gas and 24% with electricity.
- 53% of households own their home.
- 118,508 households in city limits (ACS 2023).
Toledo ranks 83rd in the Summer AC Emergency Index. See Toledo'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. "Toledo" 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, "Toledo, OH ranks 19th of 100 for winter heat and burst-pipe searches," October 24, 2026, https://homestatsdata.com/plumbing/frozen-pipe-statistics/toledo-oh/