How are homes heated in Storrs, CT?

Name: Heating fuel in Storrs, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Storrs, used by 56.1% (±9.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.3% heat with utility gas.

25.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.3% (±2.7 points)
Electricity: 56.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 25.8%

Heating fuel in Storrs

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Storrs	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Utility gas	3.3% (±2.7 points)	46.4%	36.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	25.8% (±8.6 points)	30.6%	36.3%	3.9%
Electricity	56.1% (±9.5 points)	15.6%	18.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	13.5% (±5.1 points)	4.5%	5.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.9% (±1.4 points)	1.1%	1.4%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±1.9 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 Storrs, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region (30.6%).

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

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

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

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

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Storrs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Storrs
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Storrs	—	56.1% (±9.5 points)	—
South Coventry	4.4 mi	26.1% (±14.9 points)	Lower
Coventry Lake	4.7 mi	14.2% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Coventry	5.1 mi	13.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Willington	6.1 mi	24.4% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Chaplin	6.4 mi	14.2% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Willimantic	6.7 mi	25.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Ashford	7.4 mi	19.6% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Tolland	7.5 mi	7.7% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Coventry, CT (26.1%), Coventry Lake, CT (14.2%), Coventry, CT (13.9%).

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
16	Windsor Locks (community)	37.1% (±5.0 points)
17	Collinsville	35.1% (±10.4 points)
18	Blue Hills	30.1% (±11.4 points)
19	Manchester (community)	28.6% (±3.4 points)
20	Thompsonville	27.8% (±5.0 points)
21	Broad Brook	27.1% (±11.1 points)
22	Storrs	25.8% (±8.6 points)
23	Plantsville	22.7% (±13.2 points)
24	Newington (community)	22.2% (±2.6 points)
25	East Hartford (community)	21.6% (±2.6 points)
26	Wethersfield (community)	20.3% (±3.0 points)
27	West Hartford (community)	18.8% (±1.7 points)
28	Rockville	17.8% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Mansfield, 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 Storrs

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Storrs, used by 56.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Storrs heat with oil?

25.8% (±8.6 points) of occupied homes in Storrs use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Storrs have electric heat?

56.1% (±9.5 points) of occupied homes in Storrs heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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