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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Ticonderoga, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ticonderoga, used by 56.3% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

3.4% heat with utility gas.

13.0% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 3.4% (±2.3 points)
Electricity: 13.0%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 56.3%

Heating fuel in the Town of Ticonderoga

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Ticonderoga	Essex County	New York	United States
Utility gas	3.4% (±2.3 points)	3.9%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	56.3% (±6.5 points)	45.1%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	13.0% (±5.0 points)	21.1%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	20.3% (±5.8 points)	16.9%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	4.0% (±3.4 points)	11.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	1.9% (±1.9 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.1% (±1.4 points)	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.1 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 Ticonderoga, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Essex County (45.1%).

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

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

In the Town of Ticonderoga, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Essex County (21.1%).

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 Ticonderoga

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Ticonderoga
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Ticonderoga	—	13.0% (±5.0 points)	—
Town of Crown Point	8.9 mi	6.7% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Putnam	9.2 mi	6.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Town of Hague	10 mi	18.1% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Schroon	10 mi	14.7% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Horicon	11 mi	6.7% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Shoreham	13 mi	7.7% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Orwell	14 mi	0.6% (±0.8 points)	Lower
Bridport	15 mi	7.0% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Putnam, NY (6.2%), Town of Horicon, NY (6.7%), Orwell, VT (0.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Newcomb	66.2% (±10.5 points)
2	Town of Chesterfield	64.8% (±8.6 points)
3	Town of Elizabethtown	62.3% (±11.7 points)
4	Town of Westport	56.9% (±8.2 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Crown Point	56.3% (±8.4 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Ticonderoga	56.3% (±6.5 points)
7	Town of Lewis (Essex County)	53.4% (±9.3 points)
8	Town of North Hudson	51.5% (±16.8 points)
9	Town of Moriah	50.1% (±11.0 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Minerva	48.4% (±8.7 points)
10 (tie)	Town of St. Armand	48.4% (±8.5 points)
12	Town of Jay	47.8% (±9.4 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

The figures for the Town of Ticonderoga include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Ticonderoga (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 Ticonderoga

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Ticonderoga, used by 56.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

56.3% (±6.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ticonderoga use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

13.0% (±5.0 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Ticonderoga heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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