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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Kent, 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 Kent, used by 57.2% (±4.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.1% heat with utility gas.

25.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 7.1% (±3.1 points)
Electricity: 25.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 57.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of Kent

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Kent	Putnam County	New York	United States
Utility gas	7.1% (±3.1 points)	9.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	57.2% (±4.0 points)	57.4%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	25.5% (±4.3 points)	23.3%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	5.8% (±2.1 points)	6.5%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.7% (±1.6 points)	1.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.3 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.6% (±1.3 points)	1.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±0.9 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 Kent, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Putnam County (57.4%).

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

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

In the Town of Kent, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Putnam County (23.3%).

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 Kent

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Kent
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Kent	—	25.5% (±4.3 points)	—
Carmel (community)	4.3 mi	23.6% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Carmel	4.9 mi	22.2% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Heights	6.1 mi	17.6% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mahopac	6.1 mi	23.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster Hill	6.6 mi	13.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Village of Brewster	7.0 mi	32.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Southeast	7.3 mi	32.6% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Town of Patterson	7.3 mi	23.9% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brewster Hill, NY (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Town of Southeast, NY (32.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Philipstown	68.2% (±4.2 points)
2	Town of Putnam Valley	67.5% (±6.4 points)
3	Town of Carmel	60.0% (±3.3 points)
4	Town of Kent	57.2% (±4.0 points)
5	Town of Patterson	56.4% (±5.9 points)
6	Town of Southeast	42.4% (±5.1 points)

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

The figures for the Town of Kent include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Lake Carmel.

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 Kent

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Kent, used by 57.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

57.2% (±4.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Kent use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

25.5% (±4.3 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Kent heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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