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Electric companies in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County, MA ranks 2nd of 14 Massachusetts counties for the lowest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,456). Bristol County, MA has 578,436 residents. Bristol County, MA: 5 utilities listed by EIA.

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Bristol County, MA on the map

Bristol County, MA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsBristolMiddlesexNorfolkSuffolkDukesPlymouth

Bristol County, MA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Bristol County, MA

Utility listed for Bristol County, MATypeHome accounts in Massachusetts
Town of Mansfield in Bristol County, MAMunicipal9,399
Town of North Attleborough in Bristol County, MAMunicipal12,607
NSTAR Electric Company in Bristol County, MAInvestor Owned1,303,076
City of Taunton in Bristol County, MAMunicipal35,684
Massachusetts Electric Co in Bristol County, MAInvestor Owned1,210,113

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Cost of living with electricity in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA: electricity $1,456 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,868, 2.9% of $98,050 income. 229,861 households in Bristol County, MA spend about $334.7 million a year on electricity and $659.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Bristol County, MA ($27,372 a year) spend 7.6% of income, 2.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Bristol County, MA

% of income on energy, Bristol County, MA

  • All households2.9
  • Lower income7.6
  • Owners2.8
  • Renters3.3
  • Massachusetts counties2.5
Bristol County, MA home energy cost by household group
Bristol County, MAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Bristol County, MA, all households229,861$98,050$1,456$745$6672.9%
Bristol County, MA, lower income85,653$27,372$1,082$651$3427.6%
Bristol County, MA, owners142,186$130,048$1,798$858$1,0302.8%
Bristol County, MA, renters87,675$46,158$901$563$773.3%

ZIP codes in Bristol County, MA

Facts about Bristol County, MA

Residents of Bristol County, MA, ACS 2023
578,4366 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Households in Bristol County, MA
232,2022.49 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Bristol County, MA
62.2%144,543 owner and 87,659 renter households
Median household income in Bristol County, MA
$84,19811 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Housing units in Bristol County, MA
244,16611,964 vacant or seasonal, 4.9% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Bristol County, MA
12.0%27,878 homes, 11 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Utilities listed for Bristol County, MA
55 with a home price: Town of Mansfield, Town of North Attleborough, NSTAR Electric Company
ZIP areas touching Bristol County, MA
3502048 to 02791
Outage-linked storm events in Bristol County, MA
346NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Bristol County, MA
68.4%median year built 1963
Flood claims in Bristol County, MA
122NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.1M paid
Home energy burden in Bristol County, MA
2.9%$1,456 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA has no price series of its own. Bristol County, MA: the Massachusetts average was 19.83 ¢/kWh in 2015. Bristol County, MA: 29.35 ¢ in 2024, 48% up. Bristol County, MA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Bristol County, MA: a 570 kWh month at the Massachusetts price. Bristol County, MA: $113 in 2015, $167 in 2024. Bristol County, MA: $2,006 a year, 2.4% of the $84,198 median income.

Bristol: 10 yearly prices
YearMassachusetts averageBristol: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Bristol19.83+7.18
2016, Bristol19.00+6.45
2017, Bristol20.06+7.17
2018, Bristol21.61+8.74
2019, Bristol21.92+8.91
2020, Bristol21.97+8.82
2021, Bristol22.89+9.23
2022, Bristol25.97+10.93
2023, Bristol29.61+13.61
2024, Bristol29.35+12.87

Bristol County, MA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Bristol County, MA price.

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Housing and heating in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA: 166,890 of 244,166 homes were built before 1980 and 27,301 in 2000 or later. Bristol County, MA has 127,671 detached houses, 41,273 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 3,542 mobile homes, and 87,659 of 232,202 households rent.

Age of homes in Bristol County, MA

% of homes by decade built, Bristol County, MA

  1. 32pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 1050s
  4. 960s
  5. 1270s
  6. 1280s
  7. 990s
  8. 700s
  9. 410s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Bristol County, MA

% of homes by main fuel, Bristol County

  • Utility gas57.3
  • Fuel oil23.7
  • Electricity12.0
  • Propane4.2
  • Other fuel1.3
  • Wood1.1
Bristol County, MA housing against Massachusetts counties
Bristol County, MAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Bristol County, MA, median year built19631964-0 years8 of 14
Bristol County, MA, built before 198068.4%68.1%+0.2 points7 of 14
Bristol County, MA, built 2000 or later11.2%13.6%-2.4 points11 of 14
Bristol County, MA, detached houses52.3%58.4%-6.1 points11 of 14
Bristol County, MA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings16.9%16.1%+0.8 points6 of 14
Bristol County, MA, mobile homes1.5%0.7%+0.8 points5 of 14
Bristol County, MA, renter households37.8%31.4%+6.4 points4 of 14
Bristol County, MA, median home value$421,800$544,450-$122,6509 of 14
Bristol County, MA, median gross rent a month$1,181$1,484-$30211 of 14
Bristol County, MA, people per household2.432.46-0.039 of 14

Outage risk in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 346 in all, 59.8 per 100,000 residents of 578,436, rank 7 of 14 Massachusetts counties. Property damage in Bristol County, MA: $3.7M, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Bristol County, MA

events a year, Bristol County, MA

  1. 32'15
  2. 51'16
  3. 30'17
  4. 28'18
  5. 64'19
  6. 48'20
  7. 26'21
  8. 14'22
  9. 25'23
  10. 13'24
  11. 15'25

Events by type

events by type, Bristol County, MA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind297
  • Winter storm and heavy snow36
  • Hurricane and tropical storm8
  • Tornado5
Bristol County, MA outage-linked hazards
Bristol County, MAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Bristol County, MA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High86.66 of 142972019 (63)$3.2M
Bristol County, MA, tornadoRelatively Low52.17 of 1452023 (2)$90K
Bristol County, MA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate91.48 of 1482021 (4)$130K
Bristol County, MA, ice stormRelatively High83.26 of 140none$0
Bristol County, MA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low43.510 of 14362015 (8)$288K
Bristol County, MA, heat waveRelatively Moderate87.37 of 140none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA: 122 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.1M paid, median paid claim $11,409.

2,598 of 133,589 residential structures in Bristol County, MA carry an NFIP contract. 3,286 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Bristol County, MA on 8 Sep 2026. Bristol County, MA lists 81 repetitive-loss properties, 8 of them severe repetitive loss.

Bristol County, MA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Bristol County, MA

flood claims a year, Bristol County, MA

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 13'18
  5. 8'19
  6. 5'20
  7. 15'21
  8. 13'22
  9. 49'23
  10. 10'24
  11. <5'25
Bristol County, MA flood claims and flood insurance
Bristol County, MAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Bristol County, MA, claims 2015-2025122—8 of 14
Bristol County, MA, paid 2015-2025$2.1M—9 of 14
Bristol County, MA, median paid claim$11,409——
Bristol County, MA, claims per 1,000 homes0.90.98 of 14
Bristol County, MA, homes with flood insurance1.9%1.7%7 of 14
Bristol County, MA, policies in force3,286——
Bristol County, MA, repetitive-loss properties81——

Bristol County, MA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Bristol County, MA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA totals 5,690 heating degree days and 618 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Bristol County, MA is the 11th coldest of 14 counties in Massachusetts: 5,690 against a median of 6,064. For cooling, Bristol County, MA is the 2nd hottest: 618 against a median of 492.

Bristol County, MA is a cold-winter county, with 5,072 more heating than cooling degree days.

Bristol County, MA: 5,348 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,690 on the normal, 6% under.

In Bristol County, MA, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 12.0% of 232,202, in a 5,690 degree-day climate.

Bristol County, MA

  • Heating degree days, 5,690 vs 6,06494
  • Cooling degree days, 618 vs 492126
  • Electric heat, 12.0% vs 17.0%71
  • MA median county100
Bristol County, MA: degree days, electric heat
Bristol County, MAValueMA median countyBristol County, MA, rank (1 = highest)
Bristol County, MA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,6906,06411 of 14
Bristol County, MA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,3485,64710 of 14
Bristol County, MA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal6184922 of 14
Bristol County, MA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean7325873 of 14
Bristol County, MA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202312.0%17.0%11 of 14

Bristol County, MA: ACS B25040, 232,202 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA touches 35 ZIP areas, 02048 to 02791, about 16,527 residents each. Bristol County, MA counts 578,436 residents in 232,202 households. Household income in Bristol County, MA is $84,198; 144,543 of its 232,202 households own.

27,878 of the 232,202 homes in Bristol County, MA heat with electricity. Bristol County, MA has 244,166 housing units, 11,964 (4.9%) vacant or seasonal, and 87,659 rented homes. Bristol County, MA logged 346 storm events for its 578,436 residents.

The median home in Bristol County, MA dates from 1963. Homes in Bristol County, MA pay $1,456 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, MA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Bristol County, MA: 5 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Massachusetts average 29.35 cents per kWh, $167 a month at 570 kWh.

Bristol County, MA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Bristol County, MA: 27,878 of 232,202 occupied homes, 12.0%, rank 11 of 14.

Bristol County, MA: median household income?

$84,198 in Bristol County, MA, rank 11 of 14; 578,436 residents, 232,202 households.

Bristol County, MA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Bristol County, MA: 346 NWS events, peak year 2019.

Bristol County, MA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Bristol County, MA: 122 NFIP flood claims, $2.1M paid, 0.9 per 1,000 homes, 1.9% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Bristol County, MA?

Bristol County, MA: median home built 1963; 68.4% predate 1980, 52.3% detached, 16.9% in 5+ unit buildings.

Bristol County, MA: share of income for energy?

Bristol County, MA homes spend $1,456 a year on electricity, $2,868 on all energy: 2.9% of $98,050; 7.6% for lower incomes.

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Bristol County, MA ranks 2nd of 14 Massachusetts counties for the lowest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,456).