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Electric companies in Rockland County, New York

Rockland County, NY ranks 3rd of 62 New York counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,929). Rockland County, NY has 338,936 residents. Rockland County, NY: 1 utility listed by EIA.

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Rockland County, NY on the map

Rockland County, NY and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsRocklandNew YorkBronxPutnamQueensWestchester

Rockland County, NY darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Rockland County, NY

Utility listed for Rockland County, NYTypeHome accounts in New York
Orange & Rockland Utils Inc in Rockland County, NYInvestor Owned211,011

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Cost of living with electricity in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY: electricity $1,929 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,331, 2.5% of $132,994 income. 102,579 households in Rockland County, NY spend about $197.9 million a year on electricity and $341.7 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Rockland County, NY ($25,458 a year) spend 8.7% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Rockland County, NY

% of income on energy, Rockland County, NY

  • All households2.5
  • Lower income8.7
  • Owners2.5
  • Renters2.4
  • New York counties2.3
Rockland County, NY home energy cost by household group
Rockland County, NYHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Rockland County, NY, all households102,579$132,994$1,929$1,337$652.5%
Rockland County, NY, lower income26,524$25,458$1,507$684$238.7%
Rockland County, NY, owners70,035$166,882$2,325$1,793$912.5%
Rockland County, NY, renters32,544$60,067$1,076$356$102.4%

ZIP codes in Rockland County, NY

Facts about Rockland County, NY

Residents of Rockland County, NY, ACS 2023
338,93613 of 62 New York counties
Households in Rockland County, NY
103,2843.28 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Rockland County, NY
68.3%70,496 owner and 32,788 renter households
Median household income in Rockland County, NY
$110,6315 of 62 New York counties
Housing units in Rockland County, NY
108,5765,292 vacant or seasonal, 4.9% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Rockland County, NY
10.5%10,808 homes, 54 of 62 New York counties
Utilities listed for Rockland County, NY
11 with a home price: Orange & Rockland Utils Inc
ZIP areas touching Rockland County, NY
2610901 to 10994
Outage-linked storm events in Rockland County, NY
63NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Rockland County, NY
67.8%median year built 1970
Flood claims in Rockland County, NY
186NFIP 2015 to 2025, $6.7M paid
Home energy burden in Rockland County, NY
2.5%$1,929 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY has no price series of its own. Rockland County, NY: the New York average was 18.54 ¢/kWh in 2015. Rockland County, NY: 24.43 ¢ in 2024, 32% up. Rockland County, NY: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Rockland County, NY: a 571 kWh month at the New York price. Rockland County, NY: $106 in 2015, $140 in 2024. Rockland County, NY: $1,674 a year, 1.5% of the $110,631 median income.

Rockland: 10 yearly prices
YearNew York averageRockland: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Rockland18.54+5.89
2016, Rockland17.58+5.03
2017, Rockland18.03+5.14
2018, Rockland18.52+5.65
2019, Rockland17.94+4.93
2020, Rockland18.36+5.21
2021, Rockland19.48+5.82
2022, Rockland22.08+7.04
2023, Rockland22.24+6.24
2024, Rockland24.43+7.95

Rockland County, NY: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Rockland County, NY price.

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Housing and heating in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY: 73,596 of 108,576 homes were built before 1980 and 14,456 in 2000 or later. Rockland County, NY has 62,040 detached houses, 21,190 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,153 mobile homes, and 32,788 of 103,284 households rent.

Age of homes in Rockland County, NY

% of homes by decade built, Rockland County, NY

  1. 12pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 1450s
  4. 2260s
  5. 1870s
  6. 1180s
  7. 890s
  8. 700s
  9. 610s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Rockland County, NY

% of homes by main fuel, Rockland County

  • Utility gas83.7
  • Electricity10.5
  • Fuel oil2.5
  • Propane1.6
Rockland County, NY housing against New York counties
Rockland County, NYValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Rockland County, NY, median year built19701964+6 years16 of 62
Rockland County, NY, built before 198067.8%67.8%-0.0 points32 of 62
Rockland County, NY, built 2000 or later13.3%12.2%+1.1 points22 of 62
Rockland County, NY, detached houses57.1%67.9%-10.7 points52 of 62
Rockland County, NY, apartments in 5+ unit buildings19.5%8.3%+11.3 points8 of 62
Rockland County, NY, mobile homes1.1%7.1%-6.0 points52 of 62
Rockland County, NY, renter households31.7%28.3%+3.5 points18 of 62
Rockland County, NY, median home value$564,200$179,500+$384,7007 of 62
Rockland County, NY, median gross rent a month$1,826$942+$8846 of 62
Rockland County, NY, people per household3.222.32+0.901 of 62

Outage risk in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 63 in all, 18.6 per 100,000 residents of 338,936, rank 60 of 62 New York counties. Property damage in Rockland County, NY: $527K, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Rockland County, NY

events a year, Rockland County, NY

  1. 2'15
  2. 3'16
  3. 4'17
  4. 16'18
  5. 3'19
  6. 8'20
  7. 5'21
  8. 1'22
  9. 4'23
  10. 12'24
  11. 5'25

Events by type

events by type, Rockland County, NY

  • Thunderstorm and high wind47
  • Winter storm and heavy snow14
  • Tornado1
  • Hurricane and tropical storm1
Rockland County, NY outage-linked hazards
Rockland County, NYFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Rockland County, NY, thunderstorm and high windRelatively High97.09 of 62472018 (11)$502K
Rockland County, NY, tornadoRelatively Moderate77.513 of 6212018 (1)$25K
Rockland County, NY, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate85.612 of 6212020 (1)$0
Rockland County, NY, ice stormRelatively Moderate78.021 of 620none$0
Rockland County, NY, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively High94.812 of 62142018 (4)$0
Rockland County, NY, heat waveRelatively Moderate90.411 of 620none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY: 186 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $6.7M paid, median paid claim $24,539.

990 of 78,752 residential structures in Rockland County, NY carry an NFIP contract. 1,354 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Rockland County, NY on 8 Sep 2026. Rockland County, NY lists 303 repetitive-loss properties, 39 of them severe repetitive loss.

Rockland County, NY: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Rockland County, NY

flood claims a year, Rockland County, NY

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 11'18
  5. 0'19
  6. 5'20
  7. 106'21
  8. 19'22
  9. 28'23
  10. 5'24
  11. <5'25
Rockland County, NY flood claims and flood insurance
Rockland County, NYValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Rockland County, NY, claims 2015-2025186—10 of 58
Rockland County, NY, paid 2015-2025$6.7M—9 of 58
Rockland County, NY, median paid claim$24,539——
Rockland County, NY, claims per 1,000 homes2.41.011 of 58
Rockland County, NY, homes with flood insurance1.3%0.9%17 of 62
Rockland County, NY, policies in force1,354——
Rockland County, NY, repetitive-loss properties303——

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

Rockland County, NY: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY totals 5,537 heating degree days and 771 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Rockland County, NY is the 54th coldest of 62 counties in New York: 5,537 against a median of 6,933. For cooling, Rockland County, NY is the 8th hottest: 771 against a median of 404.

Rockland County, NY is a cold-winter county, with 4,766 more heating than cooling degree days.

Rockland County, NY: 5,194 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,537 on the normal, 6% under.

In Rockland County, NY, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 10.5% of 103,284, in a 5,537 degree-day climate.

Rockland County, NY

  • Heating degree days, 5,537 vs 6,93380
  • Cooling degree days, 771 vs 404191
  • Electric heat, 10.5% vs 14.9%71
  • NY median county100
Rockland County, NY: degree days, electric heat
Rockland County, NYValueNY median countyRockland County, NY, rank (1 = highest)
Rockland County, NY, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal5,5376,93354 of 62
Rockland County, NY, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean5,1946,60154 of 62
Rockland County, NY, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal7714048 of 62
Rockland County, NY, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean9254888 of 62
Rockland County, NY, electric heating, ACS 2019-202310.5%14.9%54 of 62

Rockland County, NY: ACS B25040, 103,284 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY touches 26 ZIP areas, 10901 to 10994, about 13,036 residents each. Household income in Rockland County, NY is $110,631; 70,496 of its 103,284 households own. Rockland County, NY counts 338,936 residents in 103,284 households.

10,808 of the 103,284 homes in Rockland County, NY heat with electricity. Rockland County, NY has 108,576 housing units, 5,292 (4.9%) vacant or seasonal, and 32,788 rented homes. Rockland County, NY logged 63 storm events for its 338,936 residents.

The median home in Rockland County, NY dates from 1970. Homes in Rockland County, NY pay $1,929 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Rockland County, NY

Rockland County, NY: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Rockland County, NY: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. New York average 24.43 cents per kWh, $140 a month at 571 kWh.

Rockland County, NY: how many homes heat with electricity?

Rockland County, NY: 10,808 of 103,284 occupied homes, 10.5%, rank 54 of 62.

Rockland County, NY: median household income?

$110,631 in Rockland County, NY, rank 5 of 62; 338,936 residents, 103,284 households.

Rockland County, NY: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Rockland County, NY: 63 NWS events, peak year 2018.

Rockland County, NY: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Rockland County, NY: 186 NFIP flood claims, $6.7M paid, 2.4 per 1,000 homes, 1.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Rockland County, NY?

Rockland County, NY: median home built 1970; 67.8% predate 1980, 57.1% detached, 19.5% in 5+ unit buildings.

Rockland County, NY: share of income for energy?

Rockland County, NY homes spend $1,929 a year on electricity, $3,331 on all energy: 2.5% of $132,994; 8.7% for lower incomes.

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Rockland County, NY ranks 3rd of 62 New York counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($1,929).