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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Berkshire, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Berkshire, used by 36.2% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.8% heat with utility gas.

6.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.8% (±1.9 points)
Electricity: 6.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 36.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of Berkshire

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Berkshire	Tioga County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.8% (±1.9 points)	31.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	36.2% (±7.5 points)	26.3%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	6.6% (±3.5 points)	12.3%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	26.5% (±7.0 points)	17.3%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	17.9% (±5.2 points)	6.9%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	6.8% (±4.0 points)	3.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	4.3% (±3.4 points)	1.7%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±9.2 points)	0.3%	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 Berkshire, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Tioga County (26.3%).

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

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

In the Town of Berkshire, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Tioga County (12.3%).

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 Berkshire

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Berkshire
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Berkshire	—	6.6% (±3.5 points)	—
Town of Newark Valley	4.3 mi	15.8% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Village of Newark Valley	5.2 mi	13.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Richford	5.6 mi	11.7% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Nanticoke	7.2 mi	9.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lisle	8.2 mi	6.9% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lisle	8.9 mi	12.0% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Candor	9.2 mi	12.1% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Caroline	9.6 mi	15.9% (±7.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Newark Valley, NY (15.8%), Town of Caroline, NY (15.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Nichols	45.2% (±7.5 points)
2	Town of Newark Valley	44.7% (±7.3 points)
3	Town of Berkshire	36.2% (±7.5 points)
4	Town of Richford	34.5% (±10.2 points)
5	Town of Candor	31.8% (±9.0 points)
6	Town of Tioga	24.1% (±7.9 points)
7	Town of Barton	23.7% (±5.0 points)
8	Town of Owego	20.4% (±3.4 points)
9	Town of Spencer	20.3% (±5.7 points)

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

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 Berkshire

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Berkshire, used by 36.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

36.2% (±7.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Berkshire use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

6.6% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Berkshire heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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