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

Name: Heating fuel in the Village of Greene, NY, 2020–2024
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Greene, used by 70.4% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.9% heat with utility gas.

17.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.9% (±1.4 points)
Electricity: 70.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 17.2%

Heating fuel in the Village of Greene

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Village of Greene	Chenango County	New York	United States
Utility gas	1.9% (±1.4 points)	15.1%	59.1%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	17.2% (±4.5 points)	32.8%	16.1%	3.9%
Electricity	70.4% (±6.1 points)	18.5%	15.4%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	6.9% (±4.8 points)	16.4%	4.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.1% (±2.8 points)	12.0%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±5.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±5.5 points)	2.6%	0.2%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.5% (±1.3 points)	2.1%	1.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±5.5 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 Village of Greene, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is lower than in Chenango County (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from New York (16.1%).

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

In the Village of Greene, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Chenango County (18.5%).

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

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near the Village of Greene

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Village of Greene
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Village of Greene	—	70.4% (±6.1 points)	—
Town of Greene	1.7 mi	33.4% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Town of Smithville	5.5 mi	13.1% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Town of Coventry	7.6 mi	5.7% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Town of Triangle	8.4 mi	15.4% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Town of Barker	8.6 mi	8.0% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Town of Fenton	9.1 mi	18.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Town of Oxford	9.9 mi	10.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Village of Whitney Point	10 mi	18.0% (±6.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Greene, NY (33.4%), Town of Smithville, NY (13.1%), Town of Coventry, NY (5.7%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Village of Smyrna	66.2% (±20.3 points)
2	Village of Bainbridge	62.0% (±8.1 points)
3	Village of New Berlin	49.9% (±11.5 points)
4	Village of Afton	42.9% (±9.9 points)
5	Village of Greene	17.2% (±4.5 points)
6	Village of Sherburne	13.9% (±4.8 points)
7	Village of Oxford	11.1% (±4.6 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 Greene

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

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in the Village of Greene, used by 70.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

17.2% (±4.5 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Greene use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

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

70.4% (±6.1 points) of occupied homes in the Village of Greene heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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