Conclusion

While holiday home disasters like fires, burglaries, and damaged water lines can put a damper on your holiday plans, it’s important to take the necessary precautions to keep your home and belongings safe. Sending online orders to a secure package center, using safe and certified Christmas lights, shopping on legitimate e-commerce sites, and keeping your water lines insulated during the colder months are all ways you can remain protected during the holiday season.

By following some of these simple safety measures, you can help your home weather the storm of the holidays and venture safe and sound into the new year.

Methodology

We used Google Trends to research the most common holiday disasters with the highest search interest by state. We analyzed 2020 data for the holiday months of November-December using 18 different types of commonly searched home disasters during the holiday months. We then calculated the average search interest and the states with the highest total search volume were elected as the ones who experience those holiday disasters the most.