How are homes heated in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, used by 32.3% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.0% heat with utility gas.

26.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 30.0% (±11.1 points)
Electricity: 32.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 26.8%

Heating fuel in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	30.0% (±11.1 points)	16.3%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	26.8% (±8.6 points)	48.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	32.3% (±7.5 points)	22.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	9.1% (±4.8 points)	8.7%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.4% (±0.7 points)	2.5%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	1.1% (±1.3 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.9%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.4 points)	0.7%	0.5%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (48.6%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (36.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.9%).

In Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.0%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (18.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Conning Towers-Nautilus Park
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	—	32.3% (±7.5 points)	—
Gales Ferry	2.5 mi	1.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	2.8 mi	50.7% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Ledyard	3.7 mi	20.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Old Mystic	4.0 mi	22.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
New London	4.2 mi	29.6% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Waterford (community)	4.5 mi	21.5% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Poquonock Bridge	4.5 mi	36.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Noank	5.0 mi	14.1% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gales Ferry, CT (1.1%), Ledyard, CT (20.7%), Waterford (community), CT (21.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region), CT (50.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
8	Pawcatuck	53.1% (±6.0 points)
9	Waterford (community)	51.9% (±7.7 points)
10	Poquonock Bridge	50.3% (±14.2 points)
11	Mystic	50.1% (±8.9 points)
12	Colchester (community)	49.0% (±7.7 points)
13	Willimantic	36.7% (±5.2 points)
14	Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	26.8% (±8.6 points)
15	Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	20.2% (±7.3 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Groton, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Conning Towers-Nautilus Park

What is the most common way to heat a home in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, used by 32.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park heat with oil?

26.8% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park have electric heat?

32.3% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes in Conning Towers-Nautilus Park heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Conning Towers-Nautilus Park CDP, Connecticut

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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