How are homes heated in Saugatuck, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Saugatuck, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Saugatuck, used by 52.1% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

18.1% heat with utility gas.

12.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 18.1% (±7.5 points)
Electricity: 12.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 52.1%

Heating fuel in Saugatuck

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Saugatuck	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	18.1% (±7.5 points)	31.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	52.1% (±10.6 points)	36.0%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	12.6% (±5.2 points)	23.0%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	16.0% (±6.6 points)	7.1%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.8%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.2% (±1.5 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.6 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 Saugatuck, 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 Saugatuck, 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 Saugatuck

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saugatuck
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Saugatuck	—	12.6% (±5.2 points)	—
Compo	1.2 mi	13.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Village	2.2 mi	13.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Greens Farms	2.5 mi	8.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Old Hill	2.7 mi	12.5% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Norwalk	3.0 mi	26.7% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Staples	3.7 mi	8.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar Plains	4.0 mi	4.6% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Southport	4.5 mi	4.9% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Southport, CT (4.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norwalk, CT (26.7%).

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
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)
21	South Wilton	36.8% (±12.5 points)
22	Greens Farms	35.1% (±9.6 points)

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

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

It lies inside Westport, 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 Saugatuck

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Saugatuck, used by 52.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Saugatuck heat with oil?

52.1% (±10.6 points) of occupied homes in Saugatuck use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Saugatuck have electric heat?

12.6% (±5.2 points) of occupied homes in Saugatuck heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Saugatuck 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 Saugatuck CDP, Connecticut (place:66770, 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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