City rankings: the top 100 on four measures 4.3% energy burden estimated for Bangor, ME: the highest among 1,465 cities of 30,000+ residents
It is the burden of Penobscot County (DOE LEAD 2022), shared by every city in that county. Levittown, NY has the oldest stock (96% built before 1980) and Lakeside, FL the most electric heat (97%). No prices here: in states with retail choice a city has no single electricity price.
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Home energy burden of the county around the city: top 100 cities Bangor, ME is first at 4.3%; place 100 is 3.1%. Michigan has 12 of the 100 cities, Massachusetts 9, Texas 8. The figure is the county's: LEAD is not published for cities, so every city in a county shares one value (estimate).
Top 100 cities: home energy burden of the county around the city Rank City State County estimate, % of income Residents 1 Bangor, ME Maine 4.3% 31,663 2 Lewiston, ME Maine 4.2% 37,886 3 Wilkes-Barre, PA Pennsylvania 4.0% 44,217 4 Fairbanks, AK Alaska 3.8% 32,242 5 Gadsden, AL Alabama 3.8% 33,617 6 Altoona, PA Pennsylvania 3.8% 43,508 7 Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts 3.8% 43,559 8 Joplin, MO Missouri 3.7% 52,218 9 Richmond, IN Indiana 3.7% 35,551 10 Saginaw, MI Michigan 3.7% 43,879 11 Hutchinson, KS Kansas 3.7% 39,837 12 Muncie, IN Indiana 3.7% 64,739 13 Mansfield, OH Ohio 3.6% 47,686 14 Pahrump, NV Nevada 3.6% 45,811 15 Marion, OH Ohio 3.6% 35,771 16 Vineland, NJ New Jersey 3.6% 60,692 17 Chicopee, MA Massachusetts 3.6% 55,213 18 Holyoke, MA Massachusetts 3.6% 37,949 19 Muskogee, OK Oklahoma 3.6% 36,819 20 Springfield, MA Massachusetts 3.6% 154,751 21 Westfield, MA Massachusetts 3.6% 40,673 22 Flint, MI Michigan 3.5% 80,835 23 Enid, OK Oklahoma 3.5% 50,821 24 Jackson, TN Tennessee 3.5% 68,098 25 Lima, OH Ohio 3.5% 35,304 26 Meridian, MS Mississippi 3.5% 34,466 27 Dover, NH New Hampshire 3.5% 33,070 28 Rochester, NH New Hampshire 3.5% 32,866 29 Jackson, MI Michigan 3.5% 31,206 30 Pine Bluff, AR Arkansas 3.4% 40,436 31 Terre Haute, IN Indiana 3.4% 58,491 32 Bay City, MI Michigan 3.4% 32,445 33 Anderson, IN Indiana 3.4% 54,930 34 Phenix City, AL Alabama 3.4% 38,477 35 Shawnee, OK Oklahoma 3.4% 31,511 36 Battle Creek, MI Michigan 3.4% 52,392 37 Scranton, PA Pennsylvania 3.4% 76,074 38 Concord, NH New Hampshire 3.4% 44,219 39 Fort Smith, AR Arkansas 3.4% 89,496 40 Duluth, MN Minnesota 3.3% 86,863 41 Wilson, NC North Carolina 3.3% 47,740 42 Kansas City, KS Kansas 3.3% 154,776 43 Mobile, AL Alabama 3.3% 185,097 44 Quincy, IL Illinois 3.3% 39,188 45 Rome, NY New York 3.3% 31,795 46 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma 3.3% 48,818 47 Utica, NY New York 3.3% 64,440 48 Cheyenne, WY Wyoming 3.3% 64,976 49 Nacogdoches, TX Texas 3.3% 32,104 50 Fitchburg, MA Massachusetts 3.3% 41,633 51 Gillette, WY Wyoming 3.3% 33,278 52 Leominster, MA Massachusetts 3.3% 43,697 53 Salina, KS Kansas 3.3% 46,432 54 Worcester, MA Massachusetts 3.3% 205,501 55 Alexandria, LA Louisiana 3.3% 44,566 56 Porterville, CA California 3.3% 62,765 57 Tulare, CA California 3.3% 69,984 58 Visalia, CA California 3.3% 142,649 59 Amherst Town, MA Massachusetts 3.2% 35,472 60 Binghamton, NY New York 3.2% 47,357 61 Huntington, WV West Virginia 3.2% 46,189 62 Jackson, MS Mississippi 3.2% 149,827 63 Redding, CA California 3.2% 93,268 64 Springfield, OH Ohio 3.2% 58,410 65 LaGrange, GA Georgia 3.2% 31,479 66 Rocky Mount, NC North Carolina 3.2% 54,175 67 Charleston, WV West Virginia 3.2% 47,918 68 Austintown, OH Ohio 3.2% 30,215 69 Decatur, IL Illinois 3.2% 70,368 70 Del Rio, TX Texas 3.2% 34,638 71 Youngstown, OH Ohio 3.2% 59,605 72 Dearborn, MI Michigan 3.2% 107,846 73 Dearborn Heights, MI Michigan 3.2% 62,099 74 Detroit, MI Michigan 3.2% 636,644 75 Lincoln Park, MI Michigan 3.2% 39,511 76 Livonia, MI Michigan 3.2% 94,058 77 Taylor, MI Michigan 3.2% 62,405 78 Westland, MI Michigan 3.2% 84,155 79 Columbus, GA Georgia 3.2% 204,383 80 Shreveport, LA Louisiana 3.2% 183,483 81 Brownsville, TX Texas 3.1% 188,023 82 Evansville, IN Indiana 3.1% 116,441 83 Harlingen, TX Texas 3.1% 71,669 84 Monroe, LA Louisiana 3.1% 47,241 85 Cranston, RI Rhode Island 3.1% 82,632 86 East Providence, RI Rhode Island 3.1% 46,970 87 Huntsville, TX Texas 3.1% 46,917 88 Pawtucket, RI Rhode Island 3.1% 75,280 89 Providence, RI Rhode Island 3.1% 190,214 90 Woonsocket, RI Rhode Island 3.1% 43,074 91 Warren, OH Ohio 3.1% 39,057 92 Farmington, NM New Mexico 3.1% 46,339 93 Hopkinsville, KY Kentucky 3.1% 31,011 94 Lufkin, TX Texas 3.1% 34,158 95 Rockford, IL Illinois 3.1% 147,649 96 Calexico, CA California 3.1% 38,476 97 El Centro, CA California 3.1% 44,186 98 York, PA Pennsylvania 3.1% 44,830 99 Edinburg, TX Texas 3.1% 102,561 100 McAllen, TX Texas 3.1% 143,789
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NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles per 100,000 residents: top 100 cities West Falls Church, VA is first at 3,219; place 100 is 870. Maryland has 26 of the 100 cities, Illinois 21, Virginia 14. Reports are point reports inside a 15-mile circle around the centre of the city, so neighbouring cities overlap.
Top 100 cities: nws wind and tornado reports within 15 miles per 100,000 residents Rank City State Reports 2015-2025 per 100k Residents 1 West Falls Church, VA Virginia 3,219 30,660 2 Springfield, VA Virginia 2,567 30,894 3 Florence, AL Alabama 2,559 41,231 4 Drexel Hill, PA Pennsylvania 2,509 30,015 5 Chillum, MD Maryland 2,491 35,163 6 College Park, MD Maryland 2,433 34,397 7 Oakton, VA Virginia 2,238 36,776 8 Annandale, VA Virginia 2,187 41,982 9 Potomac, MD Maryland 2,120 46,230 10 Olney, MD Maryland 2,036 36,000 11 McLean, VA Virginia 2,025 50,232 12 Fair Oaks, VA Virginia 1,965 35,472 13 North Bethesda, MD Maryland 1,921 49,498 14 Sterling, VA Virginia 1,910 31,251 15 Bethel Park, PA Pennsylvania 1,769 33,070 16 Wheaton, MD Maryland 1,727 52,172 17 Glendale Heights, IL Illinois 1,704 32,864 18 Chester, PA Pennsylvania 1,692 33,209 19 Burke, VA Virginia 1,636 43,336 20 Norristown, PA Pennsylvania 1,632 35,782 21 Aspen Hill, MD Maryland 1,611 53,752 22 Elk Grove Village, IL Illinois 1,593 32,132 23 Montgomery Village, MD Maryland 1,581 34,161 24 Addison, IL Illinois 1,579 35,470 25 Niles, IL Illinois 1,530 30,262 26 Bel Air North, MD Maryland 1,516 31,599 27 Mount Juliet, TN Tennessee 1,482 40,828 28 Bethesda, MD Maryland 1,467 67,403 29 Milford Mill, MD Maryland 1,443 31,939 30 Westfield, NJ New Jersey 1,427 30,760 31 Parkville, MD Maryland 1,417 30,423 32 South Riding, VA Virginia 1,415 34,200 33 Elmhurst, IL Illinois 1,355 45,538 34 Leawood, KS Kansas 1,344 33,844 35 St. Charles, IL Illinois 1,332 32,733 36 Pikesville, MD Maryland 1,328 34,253 37 Carol Stream, IL Illinois 1,327 39,427 38 Hanover Park, IL Illinois 1,313 36,850 39 Woodridge, IL Illinois 1,307 33,889 40 Clinton, MD Maryland 1,300 38,756 41 Randallstown, MD Maryland 1,287 35,975 42 Rockville, MD Maryland 1,275 67,218 43 Park Ridge, IL Illinois 1,274 39,241 44 Eldersburg, MD Maryland 1,267 30,626 45 Lombard, IL Illinois 1,256 43,722 46 Newark, DE Delaware 1,231 30,309 47 Owings Mills, MD Maryland 1,227 35,626 48 Streamwood, IL Illinois 1,196 39,055 49 Bartlett, IL Illinois 1,194 40,531 50 La Vergne, TN Tennessee 1,191 38,944 51 Reston, VA Virginia 1,190 63,542 52 Camden, NJ New Jersey 1,188 71,471 53 Brentwood, TN Tennessee 1,180 45,272 54 Middle River, MD Maryland 1,173 31,616 55 Woodlawn, MD Maryland 1,164 40,476 56 Chamblee, GA Georgia 1,159 30,369 57 Levittown, PA Pennsylvania 1,145 50,930 58 Pasadena, MD Maryland 1,113 32,717 59 Redan, GA Georgia 1,108 30,426 60 Silver Spring, MD Maryland 1,103 82,129 61 Morrisville, NC North Carolina 1,093 30,471 62 Catonsville, MD Maryland 1,079 42,717 63 Ashburn, VA Virginia 1,076 45,551 64 Lexington, MA Massachusetts 1,059 34,085 65 Lake Ridge, VA Virginia 1,055 45,007 66 Oswego, IL Illinois 1,052 35,463 67 Oak Park, IL Illinois 1,045 53,315 68 Princeton, NJ New Jersey 1,041 30,451 69 Needham, MA Massachusetts 1,032 32,059 70 Downers Grove, IL Illinois 1,019 49,867 71 New Albany, IN Indiana 1,014 37,589 72 Douglasville, GA Georgia 1,011 36,284 73 Norwood, MA Massachusetts 991 31,380 74 Watertown Town, MA Massachusetts 990 35,270 75 Odenton, MD Maryland 989 45,585 76 Garner, NC North Carolina 983 32,543 77 Liberty, MO Missouri 979 30,446 78 Woodbridge, VA Virginia 978 43,443 79 Poughkeepsie, NY New York 976 31,778 80 Berwyn, IL Illinois 975 55,888 81 Gaithersburg, MD Maryland 956 69,225 82 Wheaton, IL Illinois 948 53,453 83 Northbrook, IL Illinois 924 34,642 84 Sicklerville, NJ New Jersey 924 44,500 85 Tucker, GA Georgia 918 37,022 86 Florence, KY Kentucky 909 32,334 87 Kearny, NJ New Jersey 900 40,570 88 Hendersonville, TN Tennessee 898 62,390 89 Wheeling, IL Illinois 894 38,495 90 Fairborn, OH Ohio 893 34,506 91 Gallatin, TN Tennessee 891 46,667 92 Madison, AL Alabama 888 58,335 93 East Point, GA Georgia 887 38,233 94 Troy, NY New York 883 51,054 95 Garfield, NJ New Jersey 883 32,502 96 Lebanon, TN Tennessee 875 41,951 97 Severna Park, MD Maryland 873 39,499 98 Hoffman Estates, IL Illinois 873 51,186 99 Linden, NJ New Jersey 871 43,614 100 Linton Hall, VA Virginia 870 42,077
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About these four measures Burden is a county estimate. Storm reports are NOAA point reports within 15 miles, wind and tornado only. Housing age and heating fuel are city figures from the Census ACS 2023 place tables.
Share of homes built before 1980: top 100 cities Levittown, NY is first at 96%; place 100 is 83%. New York has 23 of the 100 cities, Ohio 17, Pennsylvania 13.
Top 100 cities: share of homes built before 1980 Rank City State % of homes, acs 2023 Residents 1 Levittown, NY New York 96% 51,557 2 Berwyn, IL Illinois 95% 55,888 3 Lakewood, OH Ohio 94% 50,229 4 Euclid, OH Ohio 94% 48,991 5 Eastpointe, MI Michigan 94% 34,003 6 Drexel Hill, PA Pennsylvania 94% 30,015 7 Cicero, IL Illinois 94% 83,223 8 Lincoln Park, MI Michigan 93% 39,511 9 Flint, MI Michigan 93% 80,835 10 Valley Stream, NY New York 93% 40,278 11 Cleveland Heights, OH Ohio 93% 44,694 12 Saginaw, MI Michigan 93% 43,879 13 Niagara Falls, NY New York 93% 48,198 14 Altoona, PA Pennsylvania 92% 43,508 15 Hicksville, NY New York 92% 43,868 16 Baldwin, NY New York 92% 33,595 17 Tonawanda Town, NY New York 92% 56,973 18 Levittown, PA Pennsylvania 92% 50,930 19 Franklin Square, NY New York 92% 30,559 20 Bay City, MI Michigan 91% 32,445 21 St. Clair Shores, MI Michigan 90% 58,287 22 Youngstown, OH Ohio 90% 59,605 23 Hammond, IN Indiana 90% 77,098 24 Elmont, NY New York 90% 36,436 25 Detroit, MI Michigan 90% 636,644 26 Dearborn Heights, MI Michigan 90% 62,099 27 Warren, OH Ohio 90% 39,057 28 Buffalo, NY New York 90% 276,397 29 Altadena, CA California 89% 41,921 30 Parkville, MD Maryland 89% 30,423 31 Reading, PA Pennsylvania 89% 94,836 32 Oceanside, NY New York 89% 31,907 33 Whittier, CA California 89% 85,925 34 Lakewood, CA California 89% 80,510 35 Jackson, MI Michigan 89% 31,206 36 Gary, IN Indiana 89% 68,604 37 Parma, OH Ohio 88% 80,131 38 Florissant, MO Missouri 88% 51,915 39 Sun City, AZ Arizona 88% 38,018 40 Canton, OH Ohio 88% 70,105 41 Erie, PA Pennsylvania 88% 94,156 42 Utica, NY New York 88% 64,440 43 Binghamton, NY New York 88% 47,357 44 Arlington, MA Massachusetts 88% 46,015 45 Racine, WI Wisconsin 88% 77,155 46 Rochester, NY New York 88% 209,720 47 Fair Lawn, NJ New Jersey 87% 35,153 48 York, PA Pennsylvania 87% 44,830 49 Freeport, NY New York 87% 44,102 50 Scranton, PA Pennsylvania 87% 76,074 51 Oak Park, IL Illinois 87% 53,315 52 Schenectady, NY New York 87% 68,521 53 Pico Rivera, CA California 86% 60,821 54 North Tonawanda, NY New York 86% 30,338 55 Syracuse, NY New York 86% 146,211 56 Lynwood, CA California 86% 65,291 57 East Los Angeles, CA California 86% 114,617 58 Wilkes-Barre, PA Pennsylvania 86% 44,217 59 Hempstead, NY New York 86% 58,569 60 Cheektowaga, NY New York 86% 76,251 61 Cleveland, OH Ohio 86% 367,523 62 Plainfield, NJ New Jersey 86% 54,515 63 Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania 86% 50,092 64 Lancaster, PA Pennsylvania 86% 57,683 65 Chester, PA Pennsylvania 86% 33,209 66 Dayton, OH Ohio 86% 136,741 67 University City, MO Missouri 86% 34,655 68 Roseville, MI Michigan 86% 47,240 69 Irondequoit, NY New York 86% 50,438 70 Rock Island, IL Illinois 86% 36,758 71 Dundalk, MD Maryland 86% 65,441 72 Culver City, CA California 86% 39,993 73 Passaic, NJ New Jersey 85% 69,651 74 Kettering, OH Ohio 85% 57,442 75 Skokie, IL Illinois 85% 66,427 76 Milwaukee, WI Wisconsin 85% 569,756 77 Brookline, MA Massachusetts 85% 62,822 78 West Babylon, NY New York 85% 43,239 79 Clifton, NJ New Jersey 85% 89,247 80 Upper Arlington, OH Ohio 85% 36,319 81 Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts 85% 43,559 82 South Whittier, CA California 85% 55,201 83 Lima, OH Ohio 85% 35,304 84 Pawtucket, RI Rhode Island 84% 75,280 85 West Allis, WI Wisconsin 84% 59,588 86 Norwalk, CA California 84% 100,713 87 Commack, NY New York 84% 36,353 88 Springfield, MA Massachusetts 84% 154,751 89 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania 84% 1,582,432 90 North Olmsted, OH Ohio 84% 32,031 91 Dearborn, MI Michigan 84% 107,846 92 Norristown, PA Pennsylvania 84% 35,782 93 Toledo, OH Ohio 84% 268,461 94 Pekin, IL Illinois 84% 31,812 95 Springfield, OH Ohio 84% 58,410 96 Hacienda Heights, CA California 84% 54,956 97 Mount Vernon, NY New York 84% 72,528 98 Golden Glades, FL Florida 84% 35,042 99 Marion, OH Ohio 84% 35,771 100 Akron, OH Ohio 83% 189,526
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Share of homes heated by electricity: top 100 cities Lakeside, FL is first at 97%; place 100 is 91%. Florida has 94 of the 100 cities, Texas 4, South Carolina 1.
Top 100 cities: share of homes heated by electricity Rank City State % of homes, acs 2023 Residents 1 Lakeside, FL Florida 97% 31,548 2 Carrollwood, FL Florida 97% 35,645 3 Palm Harbor, FL Florida 96% 61,454 4 Lauderhill, FL Florida 96% 73,961 5 Port Charlotte, FL Florida 96% 64,971 6 North Fort Myers, FL Florida 96% 44,189 7 Sanford, FL Florida 96% 62,292 8 Port Orange, FL Florida 95% 63,818 9 Ormond Beach, FL Florida 95% 43,514 10 Lehigh Acres, FL Florida 95% 127,391 11 Fort Pierce, FL Florida 95% 48,094 12 Palm Coast, FL Florida 95% 94,362 13 Spring Hill, FL Florida 95% 118,814 14 Poinciana, FL Florida 95% 71,665 15 Cape Coral, FL Florida 95% 206,387 16 Kissimmee, FL Florida 95% 79,504 17 Lauderdale Lakes, FL Florida 95% 35,924 18 South Miami Heights, FL Florida 95% 37,525 19 Palm Bay, FL Florida 95% 125,273 20 Sarasota, FL Florida 95% 56,218 21 North Lauderdale, FL Florida 95% 44,650 22 Egypt Lake-Leto, FL Florida 95% 35,709 23 Miami Gardens, FL Florida 95% 111,264 24 Lakeland, FL Florida 95% 117,030 25 East Lake, FL Florida 95% 33,019 26 Jacksonville, FL Florida 94% 961,739 27 Fort Myers, FL Florida 94% 91,730 28 Royal Palm Beach, FL Florida 94% 39,089 29 Winter Springs, FL Florida 94% 38,448 30 Ruskin, FL Florida 94% 30,074 31 Hilton Head Island, SC South Carolina 94% 37,805 32 Plant City, FL Florida 94% 40,009 33 University, FL Florida 94% 48,868 34 Kendall West, FL Florida 94% 35,492 35 Country Club, FL Florida 94% 51,000 36 Largo, FL Florida 94% 82,506 37 Town 'n' Country, FL Florida 94% 86,544 38 Pine Hills, FL Florida 94% 82,264 39 Golden Glades, FL Florida 94% 35,042 40 Altamonte Springs, FL Florida 94% 45,657 41 West Little River, FL Florida 94% 33,147 42 Greenacres, FL Florida 94% 43,871 43 Lake Magdalene, FL Florida 94% 31,733 44 St. Cloud, FL Florida 94% 61,963 45 Miramar, FL Florida 93% 135,986 46 Cibolo, TX Texas 93% 33,829 47 Boynton Beach, FL Florida 93% 80,601 48 Dunedin, FL Florida 93% 36,060 49 University, FL Florida 93% 42,481 50 Oakleaf Plantation, FL Florida 93% 30,737 51 Oviedo, FL Florida 93% 39,990 52 Deltona, FL Florida 93% 95,682 53 North Miami, FL Florida 93% 59,429 54 North Miami Beach, FL Florida 93% 43,104 55 The Acreage, FL Florida 93% 40,188 56 Clearwater, FL Florida 93% 117,075 57 Cooper City, FL Florida 93% 34,166 58 Apopka, FL Florida 93% 56,202 59 Edinburg, TX Texas 93% 102,561 60 Fruit Cove, FL Florida 93% 35,609 61 Margate, FL Florida 93% 58,418 62 Coconut Creek, FL Florida 93% 57,587 63 Ocoee, FL Florida 93% 47,885 64 Princeton, FL Florida 93% 41,476 65 Tamiami, FL Florida 93% 51,201 66 Pinellas Park, FL Florida 93% 53,423 67 Pompano Beach, FL Florida 93% 112,212 68 Homestead, FL Florida 93% 80,725 69 Riviera Beach, FL Florida 93% 38,032 70 North Port, FL Florida 93% 80,512 71 Buenaventura Lakes, FL Florida 92% 32,310 72 Coral Springs, FL Florida 92% 133,962 73 Orlando, FL Florida 92% 311,732 74 Bonita Springs, FL Florida 92% 54,830 75 Wenatchee, WA Washington 92% 35,502 76 Daytona Beach, FL Florida 92% 75,924 77 Alafaya, FL Florida 92% 90,874 78 Delray Beach, FL Florida 92% 66,940 79 Davie, FL Florida 92% 106,412 80 Tampa, FL Florida 92% 393,389 81 Deerfield Beach, FL Florida 92% 86,742 82 Tamarac, FL Florida 92% 71,887 83 Fountainebleau, FL Florida 92% 56,453 84 Hialeah, FL Florida 92% 221,901 85 Brandon, FL Florida 92% 116,365 86 Lake Worth Beach, FL Florida 92% 42,650 87 Plantation, FL Florida 92% 94,002 88 Kendale Lakes, FL Florida 92% 52,141 89 Wellington, FL Florida 92% 61,497 90 The Hammocks, FL Florida 91% 58,548 91 Westchester, FL Florida 91% 53,082 92 Winter Haven, FL Florida 91% 52,846 93 Pembroke Pines, FL Florida 91% 170,557 94 McAllen, TX Texas 91% 143,789 95 Jupiter, FL Florida 91% 61,097 96 Port St. Lucie, FL Florida 91% 220,453 97 Sun City Center, FL Florida 91% 31,801 98 Miami, FL Florida 91% 446,663 99 Kendall, FL Florida 91% 78,527 100 Killeen, TX Texas 91% 156,144
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Questions Which large city has the highest estimated energy burden? Bangor, ME: 4.3% of income, taken from Penobscot County (DOE LEAD 2022).
Why is the city burden an estimate? LEAD is published by county and tract, not by city. Each city gets the figure of the county around it.
Which city has the most storm reports per capita? West Falls Church, VA: 3,219 wind and tornado reports within 15 miles per 100,000 residents, 2015 to 2025.
Which city has the oldest housing? Levittown, NY: 96% of homes built before 1980 (ACS 2023).
Which city has the most electric heat? Lakeside, FL: 97% of homes heated by electricity.
How many cities are ranked? 1,465 places with 30,000+ residents; 1,465 have a county burden figure.
Why are there no electricity prices here? In retail-choice states the price depends on the supplier plan, so a city has no single price. See the state pages for utility averages.
Are storm reports outage counts? No. They are NOAA weather reports near the city centre, not utility outage data.