How are homes heated in Mystic, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Mystic, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Mystic, used by 50.1% (±8.9 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.6% heat with utility gas.

24.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.6% (±1.6 points)
Electricity: 24.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 50.1%

Heating fuel in Mystic

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Mystic	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	2.6% (±1.6 points)	16.3%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	50.1% (±8.9 points)	48.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	24.0% (±7.5 points)	22.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	20.3% (±8.5 points)	8.7%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	1.0% (±1.1 points)	2.5%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.3% (±0.5 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.7% (±1.2 points)	0.9%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.9 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 Mystic, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (48.6%).

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

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

In Mystic, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (22.0%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (18.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Mystic

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mystic
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Mystic	—	24.0% (±7.5 points)	—
Old Mystic	2.5 mi	22.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Noank	2.5 mi	14.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Poquonock Bridge	3.2 mi	36.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Groton	4.0 mi	34.0% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Long Hill (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region)	4.9 mi	50.7% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Pawcatuck	5.3 mi	11.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park	6.0 mi	32.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ledyard	6.2 mi	20.7% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pawcatuck, CT (11.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Groton, CT (34.0%), 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
5	Baltic	61.1% (±14.3 points)
6	Niantic	59.2% (±9.7 points)
7	Oxoboxo River	53.8% (±10.5 points)
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 11 of 15 places in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Stonington, 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 Mystic

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Mystic, used by 50.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Mystic heat with oil?

50.1% (±8.9 points) of occupied homes in Mystic use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Mystic have electric heat?

24.0% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes in Mystic heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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