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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Coxsackie, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Coxsackie, used by 39.1% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

13.2% heat with utility gas.

21.1% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 13.2% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 21.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 39.1%

Heating fuel in the Town of Coxsackie

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Coxsackie	Greene County	New York	United States
Utility gas	13.2% (±4.2 points)	9.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	39.1% (±7.6 points)	47.7%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	21.1% (±4.9 points)	16.1%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	17.9% (±5.5 points)	16.9%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	3.5% (±2.2 points)	6.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	3.8% (±2.6 points)	2.9%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.2% (±1.3 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 Coxsackie, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Greene County (47.7%).

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

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

In the Town of Coxsackie, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Greene County (16.1%).

It is also higher 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 Coxsackie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Coxsackie
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Coxsackie	—	21.1% (±4.9 points)	—
Village of Coxsackie	2.9 mi	25.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Athens	4.8 mi	12.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Town of New Baltimore	5.1 mi	9.6% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Village of Athens	5.7 mi	15.8% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stockport	5.9 mi	21.2% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stottville	6.3 mi	26.8% (±16.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stuyvesant	6.5 mi	14.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lorenz Park	6.9 mi	9.1% (±9.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Athens, NY (12.5%), Town of New Baltimore, NY (9.6%), Lorenz Park, NY (9.1%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
7	Town of Cairo	47.8% (±6.4 points)
8	Town of Windham	46.9% (±9.1 points)
9	Town of Greenville (Greene County)	46.5% (±9.2 points)
10	Town of Catskill	46.1% (±6.0 points)
11	Town of Halcott	46.0% (±15.4 points)
12	Town of Lexington	41.2% (±9.5 points)
13	Town of Coxsackie	39.1% (±7.6 points)
14	Town of Jewett	22.6% (±6.7 points)

Showing 8 of 14 places in Greene County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Coxsackie include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Sleepy Hollow Lake.

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 Coxsackie

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Coxsackie, used by 39.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

39.1% (±7.6 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Coxsackie use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

21.1% (±4.9 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Coxsackie heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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