Maybe. They might be out, might not want to waste firewood.

[ He's heard that there's another development here, more recently discovered, called Lakeside, but it's further away from the center of town than he'd really like to be. He cants his head in the direction opposite the town square. ]

I'm going to start at the outskirts and work my way in, if you want to come. It's probably more likely that there are some places free further away from everything.