How are homes heated in Blue Ridge, VA?

Name: Heating fuel in Blue Ridge, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Blue Ridge, used by 76.7% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

7.5% heat with utility gas.

3.7% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 7.5% (±5.2 points)
Electricity: 76.7%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 3.7%

Heating fuel in Blue Ridge

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Blue Ridge	Botetourt County	Virginia	United States
Utility gas	7.5% (±5.2 points)	17.1%	32.3%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3.7% (±4.1 points)	4.0%	3.2%	3.9%
Electricity	76.7% (±8.5 points)	66.1%	57.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	7.8% (±5.4 points)	6.4%	4.3%	4.9%
Wood	4.3% (±5.0 points)	4.5%	1.6%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.6 points)	0.6%	0.6%	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 Blue Ridge, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Botetourt County (4.0%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (3.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (3.9%).

In Blue Ridge, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Botetourt County (66.1%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (57.5%).

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

Homes heated by electricity in places near Blue Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blue Ridge
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Blue Ridge	—	76.7% (±8.5 points)	—
Laymantown	2.4 mi	90.5% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Troutville	4.0 mi	58.6% (±14.0 points)	Lower
Cloverdale	4.8 mi	58.1% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Daleville	5.6 mi	48.7% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Hollins	7.6 mi	48.3% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Vinton	8.1 mi	50.2% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Fincastle	8.9 mi	61.7% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Roanoke	10 mi	47.2% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Troutville, VA (58.6%), Cloverdale, VA (58.1%), Daleville, VA (48.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laymantown, VA (90.5%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Buchanan	9.1% (±5.1 points)
2	Troutville	3.8% (±3.8 points)
3	Blue Ridge	3.7% (±4.1 points)
4	Laymantown	3.5% (±4.4 points)
5 (tie)	Cloverdale	0.8% (±1.3 points)
5 (tie)	Daleville	0.8% (±1.3 points)
7	Fincastle	0.0% (±13.6 points)

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

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 Blue Ridge

What is the most common way to heat a home in Blue Ridge?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Blue Ridge, used by 76.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Blue Ridge heat with oil?

3.7% (±4.1 points) of occupied homes in Blue Ridge use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Blue Ridge have electric heat?

76.7% (±8.5 points) of occupied homes in Blue Ridge heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

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

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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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