Date	Price
08/01/2025	$3.295
07/31/2025	$3.295
07/30/2025	$3.295
07/29/2025	$3.295
07/28/2025	$3.295
07/27/2025	$3.295
07/26/2025	$3.295
07/25/2025	$3.295
07/24/2025	$3.295
07/23/2025	$3.295
07/22/2025	$3.183
07/21/2025	$3.192
07/20/2025	$3.192
07/19/2025	$3.192
07/18/2025	$3.192
07/17/2025	$3.192
07/16/2025	$3.192
07/15/2025	$3.168
07/14/2025	$3.181
07/13/2025	$3.192
07/12/2025	$3.192
07/11/2025	$3.192
07/10/2025	$3.192
07/09/2025	$3.192
07/08/2025	$3.188
07/07/2025	$3.188
07/06/2025	$3.136
07/05/2025	$3.136
07/04/2025	$3.136
07/03/2025	$3.132

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Westchester County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Westchester County, used by 4,593,346 or 59.99% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Westchester County homeowners is heating oil, used by 1,379,410 homes (18.02%). The remaining homes are heated with electricity (1,040,155), propane (371,184), no fuel (127,077), and other fuels (102,644).

Westchester County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

Fuel	Westchester County Households	% of Households
Natural Gas	4.5M	60.0%
Heating Oil	1.3M	18.0%
Electricity	1.0M	13.6%
Propane	371,184	4.8%
No Fuel	127,077	1.7%
Wood	117,324	1.5%
Other Fuels	102,644	1.3%
Coal	17,488	0.2%
Solar	8,462	0.1%

Natural gas (60.0%)

Heating oil (18.0%)

Electricity (13.6%)

Propane (4.8%)

No fuel (1.7%)

Wood (1.5%)

Other fuels (1.3%)

Coal (0.2%)

Solar (0.1%)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Westchester County

Heating oil has become less popular in Westchester County. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,663,074 to 1,379,410, a 17.06% drop.

Westchester County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

Year	Heating Oil Households
2011	2.1M
2012	2.0M
2013	1.9M
2014	1.9M
2015	1.8M
2016	1.7M
2017	1.6M
2018	1.5M
2019	1.5M
2020	1.4M
2021	1.4M
2022	1.3M

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Westchester County

Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 274,348 to 371,184.

Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 4,228,093 to 4,593,346.

Electricity use for home heating in Westchester County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Westchester County. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 820,554 to 1,040,155, a 26.76% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Westchester County

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.

Currently, 8,462 homes in Westchester County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 102.49% increase from 2017, when only 4,179 homes had installed active solar heating.

Short Term Trends

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	38.8° F
2023 - 2024	40.6° F

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