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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Cortlandt, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Cortlandt, used by 52.2% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.1% heat with utility gas.

9.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 31.1% (±2.9 points)
Electricity: 9.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 52.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of Cortlandt

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Cortlandt	Westchester County	New York	United States
Utility gas	31.1% (±2.9 points)	52.0%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	52.2% (±2.6 points)	28.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	9.0% (±1.7 points)	14.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.8% (±1.2 points)	3.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.9% (±0.6 points)	0.2%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.3% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.3% (±1.1 points)	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.4% (±0.4 points)	1.0%	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 Cortlandt, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Westchester County (28.0%).

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

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

In the Town of Cortlandt, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Westchester County (14.4%).

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 Cortlandt

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Cortlandt
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Cortlandt	—	9.0% (±1.7 points)	—
Village of Buchanan	2.1 mi	4.5% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Peekskill	2.6 mi	18.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Village of Croton-on-Hudson	2.9 mi	6.7% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Crompond	4.6 mi	7.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Yorktown	4.8 mi	14.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Stony Point (community)	5.0 mi	7.3% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stony Point	5.0 mi	7.4% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of West Haverstraw	5.2 mi	9.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Buchanan, NY (4.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Peekskill, NY (18.5%), Town of Yorktown, NY (14.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2	Town of North Salem	71.9% (±7.1 points)
3	Town of Lewisboro	65.9% (±5.0 points)
4	Town of North Castle	58.6% (±6.8 points)
5	Town of Yorktown	58.2% (±3.6 points)
6	Town of Bedford	58.0% (±4.9 points)
7	Town of New Castle	52.5% (±5.6 points)
8	Town of Cortlandt	52.2% (±2.6 points)
9	Town of Somers	48.0% (±4.8 points)
10	Town of Mount Pleasant	36.4% (±2.7 points)
11	Peekskill	34.7% (±4.5 points)
12	Town of Mount Kisco	30.5% (±5.8 points)
13	Mount Vernon	28.0% (±2.7 points)
14	Town of Ossining	25.9% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Cortlandt include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Crugers, Montrose.

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 Cortlandt

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Cortlandt, used by 52.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

52.2% (±2.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Cortlandt use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

9.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Cortlandt heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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