Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021.
Cars covered in snow are seen during a winter storm in Chicago, Illinois, United States on January 31, 2021.
  • Residents of cities across the Midwest will be hardest hit by home heating costs this winter. 
  • A new study ranked US cities based on costs in relation to incomes, energy efficiency, and more. 
  • Springfield, Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio ranked first and second.

Heating your home will be particularly expensive this winter if you live in a slew Midwestern cities with three things in common: low temperatures, relatively low incomes, and poor energy-efficiency in homes.