How are homes heated in Windsor (community), VT?

Name: Heating fuel in Windsor (community), VT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Windsor (community), used by 61.1% (±12.3 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

1.0% heat with utility gas.

11.5% heat with electricity.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 1.0% (±1.9 points)
Electricity: 11.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 61.1%

Heating fuel in Windsor (community)

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Windsor (community)	Windsor County	Vermont	United States
Utility gas	1.0% (±1.9 points)	2.6%	18.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	61.1% (±12.3 points)	45.7%	38.5%	3.9%
Electricity	11.5% (±8.1 points)	9.4%	9.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	19.8% (±10.3 points)	24.9%	19.0%	4.9%
Wood	4.7% (±5.4 points)	14.7%	12.5%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±2.4 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Other fuel	1.9% (±2.1 points)	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±2.4 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 Windsor (community), the share of homes heating with fuel oil is higher than in Windsor County (45.7%).

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

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

In Windsor (community), the share of homes heating with electricity is not measurably different from Windsor County (9.4%).

It is not measurably different from Vermont (9.2%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Windsor (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Windsor (community)
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Windsor (community)	—	11.5% (±8.1 points)	—
Cornish	4.0 mi	1.8% (±1.6 points)	Lower
West Windsor	5.6 mi	3.1% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Plainfield	6.5 mi	3.1% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Claremont	7.0 mi	9.6% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hartland	7.4 mi	2.9% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Weathersfield	7.4 mi	0.0% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Reading	11 mi	4.4% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Croydon	11 mi	1.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cornish, NH (1.8%), West Windsor, VT (3.1%), Hartland, VT (2.9%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Chester (community)	72.0% (±15.0 points)
2	Springfield (community)	63.8% (±9.4 points)
3	Windsor (community)	61.1% (±12.3 points)
4	Norwich (community)	41.6% (±14.8 points)
5	White River Junction	40.1% (±9.2 points)
6	Wilder	33.3% (±8.9 points)

Windsor (community) is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Windsor, whose figures include 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 Windsor (community)

What is the most common way to heat a home in Windsor (community)?

Fuel oil or kerosene is the most common heating fuel in Windsor (community), used by 61.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Windsor (community) heat with oil?

61.1% (±12.3 points) of occupied homes in Windsor (community) use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Windsor (community) have electric heat?

11.5% (±8.1 points) of occupied homes in Windsor (community) heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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