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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Leyden, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Leyden, used by 49.0% (±8.0 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.0% heat with utility gas.

15.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.0% (±5.7 points)
Electricity: 15.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 49.0%

Heating fuel in the Town of Leyden

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Leyden	Lewis County	New York	United States
Utility gas	0.0% (±5.7 points)	17.8%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	49.0% (±8.0 points)	30.1%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	15.6% (±5.4 points)	8.7%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	15.9% (±6.2 points)	21.6%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	18.9% (±5.5 points)	18.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.5%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.6% (±0.7 points)	2.2%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.7 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 Leyden, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Lewis County (30.1%).

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

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

In the Town of Leyden, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Lewis County (8.7%).

It is not measurably different from New York (15.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Town of Leyden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Leyden
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Leyden	—	15.6% (±5.4 points)	—
Village of Constableville	3.1 mi	11.4% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Port Leyden	4.1 mi	14.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Boonville	4.6 mi	43.0% (±9.9 points)	Higher
Village of Lyons Falls	5.8 mi	5.6% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Village of Turin	6.7 mi	4.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Town of Boonville	7.1 mi	40.0% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Town of West Turin	7.5 mi	4.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Town of Lyonsdale	7.9 mi	3.0% (±2.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Lyons Falls, NY (5.6%), Village of Turin, NY (4.2%), Town of West Turin, NY (4.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Boonville, NY (43.0%), Town of Boonville, NY (40.0%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Montague	52.9% (±36.5 points)
2	Town of Leyden	49.0% (±8.0 points)
3	Town of Diana	48.6% (±8.5 points)
4	Town of Denmark	44.8% (±8.0 points)
5	Town of Greig	40.8% (±9.2 points)
6	Town of Turin	35.9% (±10.9 points)
7 (tie)	Town of Osceola	32.4% (±13.5 points)
7 (tie)	Town of West Turin	32.4% (±7.3 points)

Showing 8 of 17 places in Lewis County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Leyden 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 Leyden

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Leyden, used by 49.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

49.0% (±8.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Leyden use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

15.6% (±5.4 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Leyden heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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