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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of New Windsor, NY, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of New Windsor, used by 44.5% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

17.3% heat with electricity.

25.8% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 44.5% (±3.8 points)
Electricity: 17.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 25.8%

Heating fuel in the Town of New Windsor

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of New Windsor	Orange County	New York	United States
Utility gas	44.5% (±3.8 points)	47.6%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	25.8% (±3.5 points)	27.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	17.3% (±3.0 points)	14.8%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	9.2% (±2.2 points)	7.3%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.6% (±0.8 points)	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.7% (±1.2 points)	1.0%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±0.6 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 New Windsor, 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 New Windsor, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Orange County (14.8%).

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 Windsor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of New Windsor
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of New Windsor	—	17.3% (±3.0 points)	—
Village of Washingtonville	4.0 mi	17.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Orange Lake	4.3 mi	19.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Firthcliffe	4.6 mi	16.5% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cornwall	4.9 mi	15.0% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Newburgh	5.1 mi	30.1% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Gardnertown	5.3 mi	3.9% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Village of Maybrook	5.4 mi	23.2% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	5.7 mi	13.0% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gardnertown, NY (3.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newburgh, NY (30.1%).

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
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)
19	Town of Goshen	23.0% (±3.6 points)
20	Town of Wallkill	21.9% (±2.7 points)
21	Newburgh	9.5% (±2.7 points)
22 (tie)	Port Jervis	2.1% (±1.9 points)
22 (tie)	Town of Palm Tree	2.1% (±1.6 points)
24	Middletown	2.0% (±1.0 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 New Windsor include them.

The figures for the Town of New Windsor include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Beaver Dam Lake, New Windsor (community), Vails Gate.

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 Windsor

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

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Town of New Windsor, used by 44.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

25.8% (±3.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of New Windsor use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

17.3% (±3.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of New Windsor heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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