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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Verona, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Verona, used by 30.0% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.8% heat with utility gas.

12.3% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 24.8% (±8.5 points)
Electricity: 12.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 30.0%

Heating fuel in the Town of Verona

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Verona	Oneida County	New York	United States
Utility gas	24.8% (±8.5 points)	57.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	30.0% (±6.3 points)	13.5%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	12.3% (±5.2 points)	16.4%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	26.2% (±5.4 points)	8.0%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	4.4% (±1.4 points)	2.6%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.3% (±0.9 points)	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.8% (±0.8 points)	0.6%	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 Verona, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Oneida County (13.5%).

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

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

In the Town of Verona, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Oneida County (16.4%).

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 Verona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Verona
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Verona	—	12.3% (±5.2 points)	—
Village of Oneida Castle	5.4 mi	19.1% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Sylvan Beach	5.8 mi	28.0% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Oneida	6.6 mi	19.4% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Village of Wampsville	7.1 mi	10.7% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Vernon	7.1 mi	10.9% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lenox	7.3 mi	14.3% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Vernon	7.9 mi	19.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Village of Canastota	8.3 mi	18.4% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Sylvan Beach, NY (28.0%), Oneida, NY (19.4%), Town of Vernon, NY (19.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
9	Town of Florence	41.2% (±9.2 points)
10	Town of Forestport	38.1% (±8.0 points)
11	Town of Floyd	38.0% (±7.7 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Lee	33.9% (±6.7 points)
12 (tie)	Town of Vienna	33.9% (±9.8 points)
14	Town of Boonville	33.8% (±8.4 points)
15	Town of Verona	30.0% (±6.3 points)
16	Town of Marshall	28.6% (±7.2 points)
17	Town of Paris	25.0% (±6.7 points)
18	Town of Deerfield	22.1% (±4.6 points)
19	Town of Ava	21.8% (±8.6 points)
20	Town of Westmoreland	19.7% (±6.6 points)
21	Town of Sangerfield	18.6% (±4.7 points)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Oneida County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Verona, used by 30.0% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

30.0% (±6.3 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Verona use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

12.3% (±5.2 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Verona heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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