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

Name: Heating fuel in the Town of Wells, NY, 2020–2024
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Wells, used by 33.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

4.0% heat with utility gas.

6.8% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 4.0% (±5.1 points)
Electricity: 6.8%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 33.1%

Heating fuel in the Town of Wells

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Town of Wells	Hamilton County	New York	United States
Utility gas	4.0% (±5.1 points)	2.4%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	33.1% (±11.4 points)	36.7%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	6.8% (±5.5 points)	8.3%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	28.4% (±10.4 points)	30.7%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	24.8% (±13.8 points)	19.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±14.1 points)	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±14.1 points)	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	2.9% (±2.9 points)	2.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±14.1 points)	0.1%	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 Wells, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hamilton County (36.7%).

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

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

In the Town of Wells, the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Hamilton County (8.3%).

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 Wells

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wells
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Town of Wells	—	6.8% (±5.5 points)	—
Village of Speculator	7.8 mi	24.7% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Town of Lake Pleasant	10.0 mi	18.3% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Town of Hope	11 mi	8.4% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Benson	13 mi	2.2% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stony Creek	14 mi	5.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Johnsburg	15 mi	12.3% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Arietta	15 mi	8.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Thurman	15 mi	0.6% (±1.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Thurman, NY (0.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Speculator, NY (24.7%), Town of Lake Pleasant, NY (18.3%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Town of Hope	55.1% (±13.0 points)
2	Town of Indian Lake	49.5% (±9.5 points)
3	Town of Long Lake	37.7% (±6.9 points)
4	Town of Arietta	37.3% (±13.1 points)
5	Town of Morehouse	34.2% (±25.9 points)
6	Town of Wells	33.1% (±11.4 points)
7	Town of Benson	25.9% (±8.2 points)
8	Town of Lake Pleasant	15.3% (±5.8 points)
9	Town of Inlet	14.9% (±12.3 points)

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Wells 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 Wells

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

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in the Town of Wells, used by 33.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

33.1% (±11.4 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Wells use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

6.8% (±5.5 points) of occupied homes in the Town of Wells heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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