How are homes heated in the Town of New Baltimore, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of New Baltimore, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of New Baltimore, used by 65.2% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

0.6% heat with utility gas.

9.6% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 0.6% (±1.1 points)
Electricity: 9.6%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 65.2%

Heating fuel in the Town of New Baltimore

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of New Baltimore	Greene County	New York	United States
Utility gas	0.6% (±1.1 points)	9.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	65.2% (±8.7 points)	47.7%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	9.6% (±6.5 points)	16.1%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	13.2% (±6.0 points)	16.9%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	8.2% (±5.2 points)	6.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.4 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.3% (±3.4 points)	2.9%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.9% (±1.4 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 New Baltimore, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher 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 New Baltimore, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Greene County (16.1%).

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 New Baltimore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of New Baltimore
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of New Baltimore	—	9.6% (±6.5 points)	—
Village of Ravena	4.6 mi	15.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Coeymans	5.0 mi	10.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Coxsackie	5.1 mi	25.0% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Town of Coxsackie	5.1 mi	21.1% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Town of Stuyvesant	5.7 mi	14.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Greenville (Greene County)	7.9 mi	13.7% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Kinderhook	8.3 mi	9.3% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sleepy Hollow Lake	8.5 mi	11.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Coxsackie, NY (25.0%), Town of Coxsackie, NY (21.1%).

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
1	Town of New Baltimore	65.2% (±8.7 points)
2	Town of Ashland (Greene County)	57.5% (±10.8 points)
3	Town of Athens	56.7% (±7.3 points)
4	Town of Hunter	52.4% (±10.7 points)
5	Town of Prattsville	52.3% (±14.4 points)
6	Town of Durham	48.4% (±8.8 points)
7	Town of Cairo	47.8% (±6.4 points)

Showing 7 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 New Baltimore 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 New Baltimore

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of New Baltimore, used by 65.2% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Town of New Baltimore heat with oil?

65.2% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of New Baltimore use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Town of New Baltimore have electric heat?

9.6% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of New Baltimore heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — New Baltimore 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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