How are homes heated in the Town of Amherst, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Amherst, NY, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Amherst, used by 86.3% (±1.2 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

10.9% heat with electricity.

0.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 86.3% (±1.2 points)
Electricity: 10.9%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.7%

Heating fuel in the Town of Amherst

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Amherst	Erie County	New York	United States
Utility gas	86.3% (±1.2 points)	86.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.9%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	10.9% (±1.1 points)	8.7%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.1% (±0.3 points)	2.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.5%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.7% (±0.3 points)	0.4%	1.6%	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 the Town of Amherst, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Erie County (0.9%).

It is also lower than in New York (16.1%).

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

In the Town of Amherst, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Erie County (8.7%).

It is also lower than in New York (15.4%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Town of Amherst

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Amherst
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Amherst	—	10.9% (±1.1 points)	—
Village of Williamsville	3.8 mi	11.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Harris Hill	4.8 mi	8.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Clarence	5.7 mi	8.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Tonawanda Town	6.3 mi	10.0% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Tonawanda	6.3 mi	9.4% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Tonawanda	6.3 mi	10.8% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	6.4 mi	6.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Clarence Center	6.4 mi	1.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Clarence, NY (8.0%), Tonawanda, NY (6.2%), Clarence Center, NY (1.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
12 (tie)	Town of Evans	1.1% (±0.7 points)
14	Town of Orchard Park	1.0% (±0.6 points)
15 (tie)	Buffalo	0.9% (±0.3 points)
15 (tie)	Tonawanda	0.9% (±0.7 points)
15 (tie)	Town of Aurora	0.9% (±1.1 points)
18	Town of Tonawanda	0.8% (±0.4 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Amherst	0.7% (±0.2 points)
19 (tie)	Town of Lancaster	0.7% (±0.5 points)
21	Town of Grand Island	0.6% (±0.5 points)
22 (tie)	Lackawanna	0.5% (±0.4 points)
22 (tie)	Town of Hamburg	0.5% (±0.4 points)
22 (tie)	Town of West Seneca	0.5% (±0.3 points)
25	Town of Cheektowaga	0.4% (±0.2 points)

Showing 13 of 29 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Amherst include them.

The figures for the Town of Amherst include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Eggertsville, University at Buffalo.

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 Town of Amherst

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Town of Amherst?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Amherst, used by 86.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of Amherst heat with oil?

0.7% (±0.2 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Amherst use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Town of Amherst have electric heat?

10.9% (±1.1 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Amherst heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Amherst town, Erie County, New York

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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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