How are homes heated in Ridgebury, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Ridgebury, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Ridgebury, used by 55.0% (±16.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

19.1% heat with utility gas.

18.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 19.1% (±8.9 points)
Electricity: 18.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 55.0%

Heating fuel in Ridgebury

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Ridgebury	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	19.1% (±8.9 points)	31.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	55.0% (±16.7 points)	36.0%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	18.0% (±13.7 points)	23.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.6% (±4.9 points)	7.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.8%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±6.0 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.3% (±2.2 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±6.0 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 Ridgebury, 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 Ridgebury, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Western Connecticut Planning Region (23.0%).

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 Ridgebury

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ridgebury
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Ridgebury	—	18.0% (±13.7 points)	—
Lakes West	1.9 mi	4.9% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Peach Lake	2.3 mi	21.1% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakes East	2.9 mi	14.1% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Route 7 Gateway	4.1 mi	40.3% (±17.2 points)	Higher
Danbury	4.2 mi	30.7% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of North Salem	4.4 mi	13.9% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southeast	4.9 mi	32.6% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Village of Brewster	5.0 mi	32.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Route 7 Gateway, CT (40.3%), Town of Southeast, NY (32.6%).

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
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)
20	Staples	37.3% (±8.2 points)

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

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

It lies inside Ridgefield, 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 Ridgebury

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Ridgebury, used by 55.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Ridgebury heat with oil?

55.0% (±16.7 points) of occupied homes in Ridgebury use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Ridgebury have electric heat?

18.0% (±13.7 points) of occupied homes in Ridgebury heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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