New study · Winter 2026

Pittsburgh homeowners search hardest for heat and burst-pipe help

The Winter Home Emergency Index ranks the 100 largest US cities by how often residents search for furnace, frozen-pipe and emergency plumber help, per 1,000 households.

By Home Stats Data · Published October 24, 2026 · 4 years of data, Oct 2022 to Sep 2026

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Top confirmed citiesTypical Dec–Feb searches per 1,000 households. Number: rank of 100.
  1. 1Pittsburgh, PA54.4
  2. 2Cleveland, OH51.7
  3. 4Denver, CO36.7
  4. 9Buffalo, NY30.2
  5. 11Indianapolis, IN25.7
  6. 14Fort Wayne, IN22.5
  7. 16Portland, OR22.0
  8. 17Colorado Springs, CO21.4
  9. 18Louisville, KY20.4
  10. 19Toledo, OH20.4

Source: Home Stats Data analysis of Google Ads search volume, Oct 2022 to Sep 2026; Census ACS 2023.

18xPittsburgh searches 18 times more per household than Laredo, TX, the lowest-ranked city.
3.18xPittsburgh's search demand compared with what its normal winter cold predicts, the most of any confirmed city.
3.32xNashville's peak month compared with its yearly average, the sharpest spike of any city.

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