How are homes heated in Nantucket, MA?

Name: Heating fuel in Nantucket, MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Nantucket, used by 31.5% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

9.7% heat with utility gas.

28.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 9.7% (±6.4 points)
Electricity: 31.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 28.3%

Heating fuel in Nantucket

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Nantucket	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	United States
Utility gas	9.7% (±6.4 points)	9.7%	51.6%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	28.3% (±5.1 points)	28.3%	22.4%	3.9%
Electricity	31.5% (±6.3 points)	31.5%	18.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	28.0% (±5.9 points)	28.0%	4.5%	4.9%
Wood	0.7% (±0.5 points)	0.7%	1.1%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.8 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.2% (±1.1 points)	1.2%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.6% (±0.7 points)	0.6%	0.7%	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 Nantucket, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Nantucket County (28.3%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (22.4%).

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

In Nantucket, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Nantucket County (31.5%).

It is also higher than in Massachusetts (18.6%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Nantucket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nantucket
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Nantucket	—	31.5% (±6.3 points)	—
Edgartown	20 mi	25.6% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Chatham	24 mi	14.5% (±4.6 points)	Lower
West Yarmouth	26 mi	8.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Dennis Port	26 mi	18.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
West Dennis	26 mi	13.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Oak Bluffs	26 mi	9.1% (±9.0 points)	Lower
South Yarmouth	26 mi	7.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Harwich Port	26 mi	8.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chatham, MA (14.5%), West Yarmouth, MA (8.6%), Dennis Port, MA (18.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

The figures for Nantucket include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Nantucket (community).

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 Nantucket

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Nantucket, used by 31.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Nantucket heat with oil?

28.3% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes in Nantucket use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Nantucket have electric heat?

31.5% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes in Nantucket heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Nantucket town, Nantucket County, Massachusetts

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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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