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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Highlands, NY, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Highlands, used by 36.3% (±5.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.6% heat with electricity.

30.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 36.3% (±5.1 points)
Electricity: 22.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 30.3%

Heating fuel in the Town of Highlands

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Highlands	Orange County	New York	United States
Utility gas	36.3% (±5.1 points)	47.6%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	30.3% (±5.0 points)	27.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	22.6% (±5.2 points)	14.8%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.6% (±3.3 points)	7.3%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	1.6% (±1.9 points)	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.1 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.9% (±1.3 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.3% (±1.4 points)	1.0%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.5%	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 Highlands, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Orange County (27.0%).

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

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

In the Town of Highlands, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Orange County (14.8%).

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 Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Highlands
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Highlands	—	22.6% (±5.2 points)	—
Village of Highland Falls	2.0 mi	21.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cornwall	4.2 mi	15.0% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Village of Cold Spring	4.3 mi	20.0% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	4.4 mi	13.0% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Village of Nelsonville	5.0 mi	11.3% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Firthcliffe	5.2 mi	16.5% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Philipstown	5.3 mi	13.0% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Town of Woodbury	5.8 mi	14.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Cornwall, NY (15.0%), Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (13.0%), Village of Nelsonville, NY (11.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
6	Town of Minisink	50.1% (±7.9 points)
7	Town of Newburgh	41.8% (±3.3 points)
8	Town of Blooming Grove	40.8% (±4.9 points)
9	Town of Tuxedo	40.4% (±8.1 points)
10	Town of Deerpark	38.0% (±7.1 points)
11	Town of Chester (Orange County)	34.1% (±6.9 points)
12	Town of Highlands	30.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Town of Warwick	28.6% (±2.4 points)
14	Town of Woodbury	28.1% (±5.5 points)
15	Town of Monroe	27.8% (±3.8 points)
16	Town of Montgomery	26.0% (±3.4 points)
17 (tie)	Town of Cornwall	25.8% (±3.7 points)
17 (tie)	Town of New Windsor	25.8% (±3.5 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Highlands include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Fort Montgomery, West Point.

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 Highlands

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Highlands, used by 36.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

30.3% (±5.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Highlands use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

22.6% (±5.2 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Highlands heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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