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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Southold, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Southold, used by 55.9% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.7% heat with utility gas.

7.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 25.7% (±3.3 points)
Electricity: 7.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 55.9%

Heating fuel in the Town of Southold

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Southold	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Utility gas	25.7% (±3.3 points)	41.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	55.9% (±3.8 points)	44.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	7.5% (±1.7 points)	9.2%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.2% (±2.0 points)	4.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.4% (±1.0 points)	0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.4 points)	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.0% (±1.0 points)	0.6%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	1.1% (±0.9 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 Southold, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Suffolk County (44.0%).

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

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

In the Town of Southold, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Suffolk County (9.2%).

It is also lower 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 Southold

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Southold
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Southold	—	7.5% (±1.7 points)	—
Village of Greenport	3.6 mi	21.3% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Town of Shelter Island	5.1 mi	11.0% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island (community)	5.9 mi	17.1% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island Heights	6.2 mi	5.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of North Haven	8.0 mi	1.9% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Northwest Harbor	10 mi	2.6% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Village of Sag Harbor	10 mi	10.6% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Old Saybrook Center	10 mi	16.1% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of North Haven, NY (1.9%), Northwest Harbor, NY (2.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Greenport, NY (21.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Shelter Island	78.1% (±12.4 points)
2	Poospatuck Reservation	68.7% (±17.3 points)
3	Town of Southold	55.9% (±3.8 points)
4	Town of Southampton	53.0% (±2.2 points)
5	Town of Brookhaven	52.0% (±1.1 points)
6 (tie)	Town of East Hampton	48.5% (±3.4 points)
6 (tie)	Town of Riverhead	48.5% (±3.9 points)
8	Town of Smithtown	38.9% (±1.6 points)
9	Town of Islip	38.8% (±1.2 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Southold include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cutchogue, East Marion, Greenport West, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, Southold (community).

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 Southold

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Southold, used by 55.9% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

55.9% (±3.8 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Southold use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

7.5% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Southold heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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