How are homes heated in the Village of Dryden, NY?

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Dryden, NY, 2020–2024
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Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Dryden, used by 53.8% (±9.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.4% heat with electricity.

1.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 53.8% (±9.1 points)
Electricity: 40.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 1.0%

Heating fuel in the Village of Dryden

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Dryden	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Utility gas	53.8% (±9.1 points)	46.3%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1.0% (±1.2 points)	7.0%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	40.4% (±9.3 points)	25.8%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	3.4% (±2.6 points)	13.1%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.7% (±0.9 points)	4.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.8% (±1.0 points)	0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±4.5 points)	1.1%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±4.5 points)	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±4.5 points)	0.7%	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 Village of Dryden, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Tompkins County (7.0%).

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

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

In the Village of Dryden, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Tompkins County (25.8%).

It is also higher than in New York (15.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Village of Dryden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Dryden
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Dryden	—	40.4% (±9.3 points)	—
Village of Freeville	2.6 mi	11.0% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Town of Dryden	3.2 mi	27.2% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Town of Harford	6.2 mi	12.0% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Town of Groton	7.1 mi	28.7% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Village of Groton	7.1 mi	59.8% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Town of Virgil	7.3 mi	11.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Munsons Corners	7.6 mi	37.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cortland West	8.1 mi	13.2% (±16.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Freeville, NY (11.0%), Town of Dryden, NY (27.2%), Town of Harford, NY (12.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Groton, NY (59.8%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Freeville	2.6% (±3.0 points)
2	Village of Groton	2.5% (±2.7 points)
3	Village of Dryden	1.0% (±1.2 points)
4	Village of Trumansburg	0.7% (±1.1 points)
5 (tie)	Village of Cayuga Heights	0.0% (±3.1 points)
5 (tie)	Village of Lansing	0.0% (±2.4 points)

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 Village of Dryden

What is the most common way to heat a home in the Village of Dryden?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Dryden, used by 53.8% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in the Village of Dryden heat with oil?

1.0% (±1.2 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Dryden use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in the Village of Dryden have electric heat?

40.4% (±9.3 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Dryden heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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