St. Croix Pellet Stoves: The Lineup, the Corn Question, and Alternatives
St. Croix pellet stoves are made in Hiawatha, Iowa, and the brand is still very much in business — worth saying up front, because the volume of third-party parts suppliers around it leads people to assume otherwise. What that parts ecosystem actually tells you is that there are a lot of St. Croix stoves out there and they have been around a long time.
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Here is the lineup, what the stoves cost, the one thing St. Croix does that almost nobody else does, and how it compares if you are cross-shopping.
The lineup
St. Croix runs a wide range of freestanding stoves and inserts. Current and recent models include:
- Prescott EXL and EXP — the EXL on legs, the EXP on a pedestal
- Hastings — their cast iron model, styled like a traditional wood stove
- Auburn — the big-hopper model at 90 lb
- Eclipse — contemporary, high output
- Greenfield — cast iron multi-fuel
- Lancaster — the compact, 35 lb hopper
- Afton Bay, Ashby, Element, York, Lincoln — across pellet and multi-fuel variants
Hopper capacity spans 35 lb on the Lancaster to 90 lb on the Auburn, which is a genuinely large hopper and one of the biggest in the category. All are top-loading, with stainless heat exchangers and a built-in tube scraper.
Two features worth knowing by name: VersaGrate automatically shakes ash down out of the burn pot, which extends the interval between shutdown-and-clean cycles; and Smartstat handles automatic ignition and shutdown. The brand won Vesta awards at the HPBA show in 2003–2005 and 2008.
St. Croix pellet stove prices
St. Croix dealers mostly quote by phone. The published prices we found in October 2026 came from one online St. Croix dealer, and every model was marked out of stock:
| St. Croix model | Hopper | Dealer price, stove only |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott II EXL (legs) | 75 lb | $5,299 (list $5,558) |
| Prescott II EXP (pedestal) | 75 lb | $5,299 (list $5,545) |
| Auburn multi-fuel | 90 lb | $5,699 (list $5,934) |
Venting, a hearth pad and installation come on top, so a Prescott is realistically a $7,000-plus project once it is installed. Treat these as a ballpark rather than a quote; St. Croix dealers set their own prices, so get a local number before you decide.
Quick answer: what to buy instead of a St. Croix, by model
- Instead of a Prescott ($5,299): ComfortBilt HP22N, $2,599, 80 lb hopper, up to 2,800 sq ft (Ready to ship)
- Instead of an Auburn ($5,699) for the biggest hopper: Drolet ECO-65R, $4,129, 125 lb hopper, up to 105 hours per fill (Ships in 1–3 days)
- Instead of a compact Lancaster: ComfortBilt HP50S, $1,899 (Ready to ship)
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The real differentiator: multi-fuel
This is the thing St. Croix does that we do not, and if it applies to you it may settle the decision.
Several St. Croix models are certified to burn shelled corn, wheat, rye and cherry pits as well as wood pellets. They also build corn and pellet furnaces. That is a real capability, not a marketing line — the multi-fuel models are engineered from the ground up for it, with the fuel-to-air control and grate design to match.
If you live somewhere corn is locally grown and cheap, a multi-fuel stove can undercut pellet heat substantially, and you have a second fuel source if pellet supply tightens. Nobody in our catalog does this. If corn is your reason for looking at St. Croix, buy the St. Croix.
Worth knowing before you commit to corn, though: most of the dedicated corn brands did not survive the change in corn prices. Our guide to what happened to the corn stove category covers which manufacturers are gone, where parts still come from, and why the fuel economics that made corn attractive have largely reversed.
If you are going to burn wood pellets and only wood pellets — which is most people — the multi-fuel capability is complexity you are paying for and will not use.
How ComfortBilt compares on pellet
| St. Croix Hastings | St. Croix Auburn | ComfortBilt HP22N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions | 1.215 g/hr | — | 1.01 g/h |
| Hopper | — | 90 lb | 80 lb |
| Burn per fill | — | — | up to 32 hrs |
| Efficiency | — | — | 80.5% EPA-certified |
| Multi-fuel | Corn, wheat, rye, pits | Model dependent | Wood pellets only |
| How you buy | Dealer | Dealer | Online, price on page |
The honest read: the Auburn's 90 lb hopper is bigger than any ComfortBilt we sell. On emissions, the Hastings at 1.215 g/hr is a good number and the HP22N at 1.01 g/h is a slightly better one. On efficiency we publish an EPA-certified 80.5% figure that you can compare directly against any other certified stove — St. Croix's published specs are less consistent across their model range, so ask your dealer for the certification sheet on the specific model.
Where we differ most is the buying process. St. Croix sells through dealers; you can see our prices and order today.
If you already own one
Good news: the aftermarket for St. Croix parts is unusually deep. Multiple independent suppliers stock blowers, auger motors, igniters, control boards, switches and gaskets for the Prescott, Hastings, Ashby, Auburn, Greenfield, Lancaster, Afton Bay, Element and York. A stove that is a decade old is generally keepable. We stock the 10-1109 combustion blower (fits 2-wire and 3-wire models) and the 11-1222 convection blower for 2004-and-newer stoves, both in St. Croix pellet stove parts.
Before you replace, it is worth checking whether the fault is a consumable. Most pellet stove failures across every brand come down to the same handful of parts — igniter, auger motor, exhaust blower, vacuum switch — and our pellet stove troubleshooting guide walks through diagnosing them. Vent restriction is another common culprit that gets misread as a stove fault; see the vent pipe guide.
If you are replacing one
Match on hopper size and coverage rather than model name, since the ranges do not line up:
- Coming off an Auburn or other big-hopper model: the HP22N ($2,599) at 80 lb and up to 32 hours per fill is the closest, or the Englander 25-CBPAH ($2,199) with a 120 lb hopper rated to 75 hours — more capacity than any St. Croix.
- Coming off a Prescott or mid-size model: the HP22 ($2,399) covers up to 2,800 sq ft on a 55 lb hopper.
- Coming off a Lancaster or compact: the HP50S ($1,899) is our slim-cabinet model at 80.4% EPA-certified.
- Coming off an insert: the HP22i ($2,799).
- Coming off a corn or multi-fuel model: see our corn stove replacement guide for the pellet equivalents matched by output.
One planning note on any replacement: vent diameter and termination position may not carry over. Check the new stove's manual against your existing vent run before ordering, and budget for new pipe if the sizes differ.
Bottom line
Buy St. Croix if: you want to burn corn or another alternative fuel, you want the biggest hopper available, or you have a dealer you trust nearby. The multi-fuel capability is genuine and nobody in our catalog matches it.
Buy ComfortBilt or Englander if: you are burning wood pellets, you want published EPA-certified efficiency you can compare directly, and you would rather order today at a visible price than book a dealer visit.
Related guides
- Corn Stoves: What Happened to the Category
- Best ComfortBilt Pellet Stoves: All 7 Models
- Harman vs ComfortBilt
- PelPro vs ComfortBilt
- How to Read Pellet Stove Efficiency Ratings
- Pellet Stove Troubleshooting
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Updated October 2026