How are homes heated in Bellows Falls, VT?

Name: Heating fuel in Bellows Falls, VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Bellows Falls, used by 76.3% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.4% heat with utility gas.

4.3% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 7.4% (±5.4 points)
Electricity: 4.3%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 76.3%

Heating fuel in Bellows Falls

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Bellows Falls	Windham County	Vermont	United States
Utility gas	7.4% (±5.4 points)	1.9%	18.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	76.3% (±8.7 points)	51.5%	38.5%	3.9%
Electricity	4.3% (±2.9 points)	8.7%	9.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	7.7% (±6.2 points)	18.6%	19.0%	4.9%
Wood	1.6% (±1.7 points)	15.8%	12.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.5% (±1.0 points)	2.5%	1.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	2.2% (±3.5 points)	0.4%	0.3%	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 Bellows Falls, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Windham County (51.5%).

It is also higher than in Vermont (38.5%).

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

In Bellows Falls, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Windham County (8.7%).

It is also lower than in Vermont (9.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Bellows Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bellows Falls
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Bellows Falls	—	4.3% (±2.9 points)	—
Saxtons River	2.6 mi	7.8% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster (Windham County, village)	3.9 mi	0.0% (±13.9 points)	Not measurably different
Walpole	4.6 mi	16.6% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Westminster (Windham County, town)	4.8 mi	2.5% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Langdon	6.2 mi	9.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	6.6 mi	5.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Alstead	8.1 mi	2.1% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Grafton	8.6 mi	5.7% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Walpole, NH (16.6%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Westminster (Windham County, village)	82.5% (±11.3 points)
2	Saxtons River	78.5% (±17.0 points)
3	Bellows Falls	76.3% (±8.7 points)
4	Jacksonville	60.4% (±26.0 points)
5	Newfane (Windham County, village)	53.6% (±28.9 points)

Bellows Falls lies inside Rockingham, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.

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 Bellows Falls

What is the most common way to heat a home in Bellows Falls?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Bellows Falls, used by 76.3% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Bellows Falls heat with oil?

76.3% (±8.7 points) of occupied homes in Bellows Falls use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Bellows Falls have electric heat?

4.3% (±2.9 points) of occupied homes in Bellows Falls heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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