How are homes heated in Sandy Hook, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Sandy Hook, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sandy Hook, used by 64.3% (±6.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.0% heat with utility gas.

9.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 7.0% (±2.5 points)
Electricity: 9.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 64.3%

Heating fuel in Sandy Hook

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sandy Hook	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	7.0% (±2.5 points)	31.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	64.3% (±6.2 points)	36.0%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	9.5% (±3.8 points)	23.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	12.7% (±3.7 points)	7.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	5.7% (±3.8 points)	0.8%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.9% (±0.9 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.2 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 Sandy Hook, 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 Sandy Hook, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (23.0%).

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 Sandy Hook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandy Hook
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sandy Hook	—	9.5% (±3.8 points)	—
East Village	4.4 mi	5.8% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Southbury	4.7 mi	41.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Monroe	4.9 mi	7.1% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Heritage Village	5.3 mi	88.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Oxford	5.5 mi	8.1% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stepney	6.0 mi	2.7% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Bethel	8.1 mi	25.3% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Seymour	8.4 mi	12.7% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stepney, CT (2.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Southbury, CT (41.5%), Heritage Village, CT (88.1%), Bethel, CT (25.3%).

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
1	Lakes West	75.1% (±14.6 points)
2	Georgetown	74.3% (±12.2 points)
3	Lakes East	71.0% (±12.5 points)
4	Poplar Plains	70.1% (±13.5 points)
5 (tie)	Ball Pond	65.9% (±11.7 points)
5 (tie)	Tokeneke	65.9% (±10.4 points)
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)

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

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

It lies inside Newtown, 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 Sandy Hook

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sandy Hook, used by 64.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sandy Hook heat with oil?

64.3% (±6.2 points) of occupied homes in Sandy Hook use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sandy Hook have electric heat?

9.5% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes in Sandy Hook heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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