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Electric companies in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Suffolk County, MA ranks 1st of 14 Massachusetts counties for heat wave risk, FEMA score 97.5. Suffolk County, MA has 782,172 residents. Suffolk County, MA: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Suffolk County, MA on the map

Suffolk County, MA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsBristolEssexMiddlesexNorfolkSuffolkPlymouth

Suffolk County, MA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Suffolk County, MA

Utility listed for Suffolk County, MATypeHome accounts in Massachusetts
NSTAR Electric Company in Suffolk County, MAInvestor Owned1,303,076
Massachusetts Electric Co in Suffolk 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.

Outage risk in Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 171 in all, 21.9 per 100,000 residents of 782,172, rank 12 of 14 Massachusetts counties. Property damage in Suffolk County, MA: $910K, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Suffolk County, MA

events a year, Suffolk County, MA

  1. 13'15
  2. 33'16
  3. 17'17
  4. 15'18
  5. 26'19
  6. 21'20
  7. 18'21
  8. 15'22
  9. 5'23
  10. 3'24
  11. 5'25

Events by type

events by type, Suffolk County, MA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind145
  • Winter storm and heavy snow22
  • Hurricane and tropical storm3
  • Heat wave1
Suffolk County, MA outage-linked hazards
Suffolk County, MAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Suffolk County, MA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate52.012 of 141452016 (30)$899K
Suffolk County, MA, tornadoRelatively Moderate75.35 of 140none$0
Suffolk County, MA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively High93.74 of 1432017 (1)$2K
Suffolk County, MA, ice stormRelatively Moderate79.98 of 140none$0
Suffolk County, MA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low44.19 of 14222015 (5)$10K
Suffolk County, MA, heat waveRelatively High97.51 of 1412018 (1)$0

ZIP codes in Suffolk County, MA

Facts about Suffolk County, MA

Residents of Suffolk County, MA, ACS 2023
782,1724 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Households in Suffolk County, MA
322,1842.43 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Suffolk County, MA
36.6%117,938 owner and 204,246 renter households
Median household income in Suffolk County, MA
$92,8599 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Housing units in Suffolk County, MA
353,93031,746 vacant or seasonal, 9.0% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Suffolk County, MA
29.9%96,467 homes, 1 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Utilities listed for Suffolk County, MA
22 with a home price: NSTAR Electric Company, Massachusetts Electric Co
ZIP areas touching Suffolk County, MA
3502108 to 02215
Outage-linked storm events in Suffolk County, MA
171NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Suffolk County, MA
73.4%median year built 1948
Flood claims in Suffolk County, MA
284NFIP 2015 to 2025, $5.7M paid
Home energy burden in Suffolk County, MA
1.9%$1,204 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Suffolk County, MA

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

Suffolk County, MA: a 570 kWh month at the Massachusetts price. Suffolk County, MA: $113 in 2015, $167 in 2024. Suffolk County, MA: $2,006 a year, 2.2% of the $92,859 median income.

Suffolk: 10 yearly prices
YearMassachusetts averageSuffolk: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Suffolk19.83+7.18
2016, Suffolk19.00+6.45
2017, Suffolk20.06+7.17
2018, Suffolk21.61+8.74
2019, Suffolk21.92+8.91
2020, Suffolk21.97+8.82
2021, Suffolk22.89+9.23
2022, Suffolk25.97+10.93
2023, Suffolk29.61+13.61
2024, Suffolk29.35+12.87

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

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Housing and heating in Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA: 259,615 of 353,930 homes were built before 1980 and 57,862 in 2000 or later. Suffolk County, MA has 47,839 detached houses, 156,422 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 888 mobile homes, and 204,246 of 322,184 households rent.

Age of homes in Suffolk County, MA

% of homes by decade built, Suffolk County, MA

  1. 46pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 750s
  4. 760s
  5. 870s
  6. 680s
  7. 490s
  8. 700s
  9. 910s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Suffolk County, MA

% of homes by main fuel, Suffolk County

  • Utility gas57.4
  • Electricity29.9
  • Fuel oil7.8
  • Propane2.7
  • No fuel1.4
Suffolk County, MA housing against Massachusetts counties
Suffolk County, MAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Suffolk County, MA, median year built19481964-16 years14 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, built before 198073.4%68.1%+5.2 points3 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, built 2000 or later16.3%13.6%+2.8 points4 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, detached houses13.5%58.4%-44.8 points14 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings44.2%16.1%+28.1 points1 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, mobile homes0.3%0.7%-0.4 points13 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, renter households63.4%31.4%+32.0 points1 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, median home value$680,700$544,450+$136,2504 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, median gross rent a month$2,069$1,484+$5864 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, people per household2.292.46-0.1710 of 14

Cost of living with electricity in Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA: electricity $1,204 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,181, 1.9% of $117,369 income. 319,307 households in Suffolk County, MA spend about $384.4 million a year on electricity and $696.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Suffolk County, MA ($22,557 a year) spend 7.7% of income, 4.1 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Suffolk County, MA

% of income on energy, Suffolk County, MA

  • All households1.9
  • Lower income7.7
  • Owners1.8
  • Renters1.9
  • Massachusetts counties2.5
Suffolk County, MA home energy cost by household group
Suffolk County, MAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Suffolk County, MA, all households319,307$117,369$1,204$810$1671.9%
Suffolk County, MA, lower income116,020$22,557$983$650$947.7%
Suffolk County, MA, owners115,640$177,414$1,581$1,237$3831.8%
Suffolk County, MA, renters203,667$83,276$990$567$441.9%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA: 284 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $5.7M paid, median paid claim $10,818.

3,270 of 132,056 residential structures in Suffolk County, MA carry an NFIP contract. 9,725 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Suffolk County, MA on 8 Sep 2026. Suffolk County, MA lists 466 repetitive-loss properties, 45 of them severe repetitive loss.

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

Flood claims by year in Suffolk County, MA

flood claims a year, Suffolk County, MA

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 24'17
  4. 154'18
  5. 9'19
  6. 6'20
  7. 29'21
  8. 7'22
  9. 16'23
  10. 32'24
  11. <5'25
Suffolk County, MA flood claims and flood insurance
Suffolk County, MAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Suffolk County, MA, claims 2015-2025284—5 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, paid 2015-2025$5.7M—5 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, median paid claim$10,818——
Suffolk County, MA, claims per 1,000 homes2.10.96 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, homes with flood insurance2.5%1.7%6 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, policies in force9,725——
Suffolk County, MA, repetitive-loss properties466——

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

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

Climate and electric heating in Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA totals 5,815 heating degree days and 623 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Suffolk County, MA is the 9th coldest of 14 counties in Massachusetts: 5,815 against a median of 6,064. For cooling, Suffolk County, MA is the 1st hottest: 623 against a median of 492.

Suffolk County, MA is a cold-winter county, with 5,192 more heating than cooling degree days.

Suffolk County, MA: 5,400 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,815 on the normal, 7% under.

In Suffolk County, MA, 29.9% of 322,184 homes heat with electricity; the other 70.1% use another main heating fuel.

Suffolk County, MA

  • Heating degree days, 5,815 vs 6,06496
  • Cooling degree days, 623 vs 492127
  • Electric heat, 29.9% vs 17.0%176
  • MA median county100
Suffolk County, MA: degree days, electric heat
Suffolk County, MAValueMA median countySuffolk County, MA, rank (1 = highest)
Suffolk County, MA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,8156,0649 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,4005,6479 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal6234921 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean7635871 of 14
Suffolk County, MA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202329.9%17.0%1 of 14

Suffolk County, MA: ACS B25040, 322,184 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Suffolk County, MA

Suffolk County, MA touches 35 ZIP areas, 02108 to 02215, about 22,348 residents each. Suffolk County, MA counts 782,172 residents in 322,184 households. 96,467 of the 322,184 homes in Suffolk County, MA heat with electricity.

Household income in Suffolk County, MA is $92,859; 117,938 of its 322,184 households own. Suffolk County, MA has 353,930 housing units, 31,746 (9.0%) vacant or seasonal, and 204,246 rented homes. Suffolk County, MA logged 171 storm events for its 782,172 residents.

The median home in Suffolk County, MA dates from 1948. Homes in Suffolk County, MA pay $1,204 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Suffolk County, MA

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

No single price in Suffolk County, MA: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Massachusetts average 29.35 cents per kWh, $167 a month at 570 kWh.

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

Suffolk County, MA: 96,467 of 322,184 occupied homes, 29.9%, rank 1 of 14.

Suffolk County, MA: median household income?

$92,859 in Suffolk County, MA, rank 9 of 14; 782,172 residents, 322,184 households.

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

Suffolk County, MA: 171 NWS events, peak year 2016.

Suffolk County, MA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Suffolk County, MA: 284 NFIP flood claims, $5.7M paid, 2.1 per 1,000 homes, 2.5% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Suffolk County, MA?

Suffolk County, MA: median home built 1948; 73.4% predate 1980, 13.5% detached, 44.2% in 5+ unit buildings.

Suffolk County, MA: share of income for energy?

Suffolk County, MA homes spend $1,204 a year on electricity, $2,181 on all energy: 1.9% of $117,369; 7.7% for lower incomes.

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Suffolk County, MA ranks 1st of 14 Massachusetts counties for heat wave risk, FEMA score 97.5.