The 50 cities with the highest heating need in the United States

Heating degree days (long-term average): the higher the number, the more energy a home needs for heating.

Lowest

Median

2,186

Highest

6,295

4,301 Cities

Top 15

Fairbanks

6,295

Badger

6,295

College

6,233

Edwards

5,533

Juneau

5,366

Eagle River

5,190

Knik-Fairview

5,190

Anchorage

4,885

Steamboat Springs

4,735

Bozeman

4,508

Jackson

4,491

Conda

4,388

Hibbing

4,335

Butte

4,294

Missoula

4,269

Show the data as a table

Cities	Degree days
Fairbanks	6,295
Badger	6,295
College	6,233
Edwards	5,533
Juneau	5,366
Eagle River	5,190
Knik-Fairview	5,190
Anchorage	4,885
Steamboat Springs	4,735
Bozeman	4,508
Jackson	4,491
Conda	4,388
Hibbing	4,335
Butte	4,294
Missoula	4,269

Rank	Cities	Region	Degree days
1	Fairbanks	Alaska	6,295
2	Badger	Alaska	6,295
3	College	Alaska	6,233
4	Edwards	Colorado	5,533
5	Juneau	Alaska	5,366
6	Eagle River	Alaska	5,190
7	Knik-Fairview	Alaska	5,190
8	Anchorage	Alaska	4,885
9	Steamboat Springs	Colorado	4,735
10	Bozeman	Montana	4,508
11	Jackson	Wyoming	4,491
12	Conda	Idaho	4,388
13	Hibbing	Minnesota	4,335
14	Butte	Montana	4,294
15	Missoula	Montana	4,269
16	Bemidji	Minnesota	4,233
17	Boulder	Colorado	4,207
18	Duluth	Minnesota	4,204
19	Grand Rapids	Minnesota	4,178
20	Helena	Montana	4,125
21	Lindon	Utah	4,100
22	Orem	Utah	4,100
23	Pleasant Grove	Utah	4,100
24	Sault Ste. Marie	Michigan	4,090
25	Cloquet	Minnesota	4,089
26	Brainerd	Minnesota	4,064
27	Kalispell	Montana	4,062
28	Grand Forks	North Dakota	4,055
29	Superior	Wisconsin	3,995
30	Marquette	Michigan	3,930
31	Wausau	Wisconsin	3,924
32	Weston	Wisconsin	3,924
33	Minot	North Dakota	3,903
34	Durango	Colorado	3,893
35	Evanston	Wyoming	3,884
36	Fergus Falls	Minnesota	3,865
37	Alexandria	Minnesota	3,844
38	Jamestown	North Dakota	3,834
39	Moorhead	Minnesota	3,824
40	Fargo	North Dakota	3,824
41	West Fargo	North Dakota	3,824
42	Rexburg	Idaho	3,801
43	Chippewa Falls	Wisconsin	3,797
44	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	3,797
45	Menomonie	Wisconsin	3,786
46	River Falls	Wisconsin	3,775
47	East Bethel	Minnesota	3,758
48	Forest Lake	Minnesota	3,758
49	Ham Lake	Minnesota	3,758
50	North Branch	Minnesota	3,758

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