How are homes heated in Sugar Hill, NH?

Name: Heating fuel in Sugar Hill, NH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sugar Hill, used by 58.1% (±11.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

6.2% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±12.6 points)
Electricity: 6.2%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 58.1%

Heating fuel in Sugar Hill

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Sugar Hill	Grafton County	New Hampshire	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±12.6 points)	3.8%	21.4%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	58.1% (±11.7 points)	43.2%	39.5%	3.9%
Electricity	6.2% (±5.4 points)	11.1%	11.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	26.9% (±9.8 points)	28.1%	19.2%	4.9%
Wood	8.1% (±5.2 points)	10.8%	5.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±12.6 points)	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.8% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±12.6 points)	2.2%	1.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±12.6 points)	0.3%	0.8%	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 Sugar Hill, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Grafton County (43.2%).

It is also higher than in New Hampshire (39.5%).

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

In Sugar Hill, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Grafton County (11.1%).

It is not measurably different from New Hampshire (11.1%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Sugar Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sugar Hill
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Sugar Hill	—	6.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Lisbon	2.9 mi	4.3% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Landaff	5.8 mi	0.0% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bethlehem (community)	6.9 mi	5.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lyman	7.2 mi	4.5% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Littleton (community)	7.9 mi	17.1% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Easton	8.1 mi	1.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Littleton	8.6 mi	13.8% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Franconia	9.4 mi	3.7% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Littleton (community), NH (17.1%).

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

Homes heated by fuel oil across Grafton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Littleton	62.0% (±8.0 points)
2	Monroe	61.9% (±9.6 points)
3	Wentworth	59.8% (±9.5 points)
4	Sugar Hill	58.1% (±11.7 points)
5	Bethlehem	56.6% (±8.3 points)
6	Woodstock	53.9% (±10.5 points)
7	Landaff	52.3% (±9.5 points)
8	Bridgewater	50.0% (±8.6 points)
9	Ashland	49.9% (±10.6 points)
10	Lisbon	48.9% (±8.5 points)

Showing 10 of 39 places in Grafton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Sugar Hill

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Sugar Hill, used by 58.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Sugar Hill heat with oil?

58.1% (±11.7 points) of occupied homes in Sugar Hill use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Sugar Hill have electric heat?

6.2% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes in Sugar Hill heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sugar Hill town, Grafton County, New Hampshire

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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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