Here at CE Pro, manufacturers and integrators regularly send us case studies of their luxury smart home projects. As you might imagine, many of these cases are of homes located in typically upscale areas, such as the California coast, near the ocean in the Miami area, and other affluent areas across the country. But these states aren't the states with the most smart homes, according to new research from digital forensics and data recovery firm Secure Data Recovery.
The Los Angeles, California-based company says Connecticut is the state with the most smart homes, with 28.2% of residents adopting smart home technology.
Rounding out the top 10 are Utah, Maryland, Illinois, Nebraska, Arizona, Colorado, California, Texas and Nevada.
Contrary to popular belief (and perhaps my own), states with the highest average home prices use smart home technology less. Forbes' list of the most expensive states to buy a home includes only California, Colorado, and Utah in the top 10 secure data recovery list.
On the other hand, some states that would be expected to take advantage of smart home technology are not, according to Secure Data Recovery. The top 10 states with the lowest number of smart homes are Alaska, Mississippi, Hawaii, Wyoming, Maine, Idaho, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia. Florida State also ranks him No. 14 on that list.
While some of these more rural states are to be expected, the fact that more expensive states like Hawaii and New York make it to the list with the fewest smart homes is particularly surprising, according to Forbes magazine. This is surprising considering that housing prices are among the highest.
The complete list of these is:
States with the most smart homes
Connecticut 28.2% Utah 27.8% Maryland 27.6% Illinois 27.4% Arizona 27.3% Colorado 26.8% Nebraska 26.3% California 25.5% Texas 25.5% Nevada 25.3% Minnesota 24.8% Massachusetts 24.2% Ohio 24.2% Washington 24.0% Oregon 23.6% state 23.3 % Northern Carolina 23.2% Rhode Island 23.1% Delaware 23.0% Kansas 22.9% Georgia 22.2% New Jersey 22.0% Indiana 21.9% Alabama 21.6% Michigan 20.9% Wisconsin 20.9%
States with the least number of smart homes
Alaska 13.0% Mississippi 14.2% Hawaii 14.5% Wyoming 15.7% Maine 15.9% Idaho 16.4% Vermont 16.7% Pennsylvania 17.3% New York 17.3% West Virginia 17.4% Kentucky 17.9% Arkansas 18.4% Virginia 18.4% Florida 18.5% ANA 18.6% North Dakota 18.6% Oklahoma 18.6% New Mexico 18.8% South Carolina 19.5% Louisiana 19.5% South Dakota 19.6% Missouri 20.1% Iowa 20.2% Tennessee 20.7%
Other findings from the Secure Data Recovery study include a surge in smart home adoption. Research shows that in 2015, nearly 7% of American households had smart technology installed, but that number now stands at 22.3%.
Arizona, No. 5 on the smart home adoption list, is experiencing the fastest growth with a 22.9% jump in smart home adoption. Connecticut, Nebraska, Illinois and Colorado round out the top five.
Conversely, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, and Virginia (all states on the list of states with the least smart homes) all lag in that growth, with a growth rate of 5.2. % to 9.7%.
The Secure Data Recovery study also looked at which smart technologies U.S. homeowners are adopting, and unsurprisingly, entertainment such as smart TVs and VR headsets led the way with a 72% adoption rate. is leading the way.
Security (56%), Lighting (49%), Climate Control (39%), Cleaning (30%), Energy Management (25%), Kitchen Appliances (15%), Home Fragrance (7%), Outdoor (6%) ) ) Round the rest of the list.
The study also looked at the challenges smart home adopters face with the technology, with security systems being named the “troublesome” technology to deal with. Following security are entertainment, lighting and cleaning (18% each), climate control (10%), kitchen appliances (7%) and energy management (4%).
Respondents also ranked the most annoying characteristics of smart home technology, with dependence on internet connectivity being by far the biggest annoyance at 49%. Other issues were less severe, with too many apps installed on the phone, battery life, software updates, and false alarms all below 15%.
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