How are homes heated in Darien Downtown, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Darien Downtown, CT, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Darien Downtown, used by 56.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

34.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±3.3 points)
Electricity: 34.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 56.1%

Heating fuel in Darien Downtown

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Darien Downtown	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±3.3 points)	31.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	56.1% (±11.4 points)	36.0%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	34.5% (±11.2 points)	23.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.0% (±6.7 points)	7.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.6 points)	0.8%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.6 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±6.6 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.6 points)	0.4%	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 Darien Downtown, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (36.0%).

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

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

In Darien Downtown, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (23.0%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Darien Downtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Darien Downtown
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Darien Downtown	—	34.5% (±11.2 points)	—
Noroton Heights	1.4 mi	13.7% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Tokeneke	1.7 mi	4.5% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Noroton	1.7 mi	8.7% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Norwalk	2.8 mi	26.7% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stamford	4.0 mi	33.4% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
New Canaan (community)	4.6 mi	25.8% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Saugatuck	5.8 mi	12.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower
New Canaan	6.0 mi	12.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Noroton Heights, CT (13.7%), Tokeneke, CT (4.5%), Noroton, CT (8.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
7	Sandy Hook	64.3% (±6.2 points)
8	Coleytown	63.3% (±9.4 points)
9	Noroton	62.8% (±7.9 points)
10	Old Hill	61.5% (±12.6 points)
11	Noroton Heights	59.6% (±10.1 points)
12	Ridgefield (community)	57.4% (±7.7 points)
13	Darien Downtown	56.1% (±11.4 points)
14	Ridgebury	55.0% (±16.7 points)
15	Westport Village	52.3% (±7.8 points)
16	Saugatuck	52.1% (±10.6 points)
17	New Milford (community)	47.0% (±7.8 points)
18	New Canaan (community)	42.5% (±7.4 points)
19	Inglenook	40.8% (±23.5 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Darien, 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 Darien Downtown

What is the most common way to heat a home in Darien Downtown?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Darien Downtown, used by 56.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Darien Downtown heat with oil?

56.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes in Darien Downtown use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Darien Downtown have electric heat?

34.5% (±11.2 points) of occupied homes in Darien Downtown heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Darien Downtown CDP, Connecticut

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Darien Downtown CDP, Connecticut (place:18936, in state:09).

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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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