How are homes heated in Hazardville, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Hazardville, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Hazardville, used by 73.5% (±5.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

16.4% heat with utility gas.

5.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 16.4% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 5.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 73.5%

Heating fuel in Hazardville

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Hazardville	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	16.4% (±4.2 points)	46.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	73.5% (±5.7 points)	30.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	5.0% (±2.5 points)	15.6%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.7% (±1.9 points)	4.5%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	2.4% (±1.8 points)	1.1%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.6 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.6 points)	0.5%	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 Hazardville, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Capitol Planning Region (30.6%).

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

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

In Hazardville, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Capitol Planning Region (15.6%).

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Hazardville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazardville
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Hazardville	—	5.0% (±2.5 points)	—
Sherwood Manor	2.3 mi	11.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Southwood Acres	3.1 mi	7.5% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Thompsonville	3.3 mi	19.6% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Somers	4.0 mi	5.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Longmeadow (community)	4.4 mi	6.6% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Longmeadow	4.4 mi	6.6% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Somers (community)	4.5 mi	5.1% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Longmeadow	5.2 mi	9.5% (±2.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sherwood Manor, CT (11.9%), Thompsonville, CT (19.6%), East Longmeadow, MA (9.5%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	North Granby	95.9% (±6.7 points)
2	Southwood Acres	75.2% (±5.8 points)
3	Hazardville	73.5% (±5.7 points)
4	Somers (community)	71.0% (±10.3 points)
5	Suffield Depot	67.4% (±14.0 points)
6	Salmon Brook	64.8% (±12.9 points)
7	Stafford Springs	57.7% (±8.4 points)
8	Tariffville	57.5% (±13.4 points)
9	Coventry Lake	57.2% (±11.6 points)

Showing 9 of 31 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Enfield, 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 Hazardville

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Hazardville, used by 73.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Hazardville heat with oil?

73.5% (±5.7 points) of occupied homes in Hazardville use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Hazardville have electric heat?

5.0% (±2.5 points) of occupied homes in Hazardville heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hazardville 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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