Quiet space heaters

Dreo Atom 416 Space Heater leads on noise with a clean sweep: 24 of 24 shoppers who mentioned sound called it quiet. Dreo Atom Core Tabletop Heater comes next at 24 of 27. At the other end, Honeywell 360 Surround Heater has the weakest record here, with 6 of 33 calling it quiet.

  • 219 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Nov 2018 to Mar 2026

Updated . How we count

Is it quiet? What shoppers said
  1. Dreo Atom 416 Space Heater 24 said either way
  2. De'Longhi Radiator Heater 27 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for noise. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Dreo Atom 416 Space Heater 24 of 24 say it runs quietly See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Warm doesn't mean quiet. 62% of Honeywell 360 Surround Heater reviews praise the heat, yet 70% say it's loud or clicks.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Dreo

Atom 416 Space Heater

Best for a quiet office or den

24/24 say it runs quietly

Quiet for every shopper who brought up noise (24 of 24). 83% add that it warms the room well, and 21% that it heats up fast.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 83%
  • Easy controls 42%
  • Heats up fast 21%
  • Good value 8%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 24 of 24
2

Dreo

Atom Core Tabletop Heater

24/27 say it runs quietly

24 of 27 called it quiet, while 11% found it loud or clicky. 14% say it's cheap to run and 14% call it good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 68%
  • Heats up fast 25%
  • Good value 14%
  • Low running cost 14%
  • Easy controls 11%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 24 of 27
3 Honeywell Slim Ceramic Tower Heater

Honeywell

Slim Ceramic Tower Heater

21/29 say it runs quietly

Heat gets more praise than the sound here: 68% like the warmth and 54% call it quiet, but 22% say it's loud or clicks.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 68%
  • Feels safe (tip-over, auto-off) 24%
  • Heats up fast 24%
  • Good value 8%
  • Easy controls 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Burning smell 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 21 of 29
4

Dreo

Solaris Plus Tower Heater

14/19 say it runs quietly

Noise is a real split on this tower: 59% of reviews call it quiet and 32% say it's loud or clicks. 23% like the controls.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 55%
  • Heats up fast 32%
  • Easy controls 23%
  • Feels safe (tip-over, auto-off) 9%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 9%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 14 of 19
5

De'Longhi

Radiator Heater

19/27 say it runs quietly

This radiator-style heater was quiet for 19 of 27 shoppers. Warmth is a sore spot for some, with 20% saying it didn't heat the room.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 60%
  • Easy controls 17%
  • Heats up fast 7%
  • Good value 7%
  • Feels safe (tip-over, auto-off) 7%

What shoppers complain about

  • Doesn't heat the room 20%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 19 of 27
  • Brand site 3 of 4 shown, not counted
6

Honeywell

Digital Ceramic Tower Heater

12/26 say it runs quietly

Shoppers like the heat, at 66%, but noise is the problem: 37% say it's loud or clicks, and 12 of 26 called it quiet.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 66%
  • Heats up fast 29%
  • Easy controls 18%
  • Good value 13%
  • Feels safe (tip-over, auto-off) 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Stopped working 8%
  • Shuts off or trips breaker 8%
  • Doesn't heat the room 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 12 of 26

Share of 38 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

Honeywell

360 Surround Heater

6/33 say it runs quietly

No heater here drew more noise reports (33), and 6 of 33 called it quiet. 12% also mention a burning smell.

What shoppers praise

  • Heats the room well 63%
  • Good value 13%
  • Feels safe (tip-over, auto-off) 10%
  • Heats up fast 8%
  • Easy controls 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Doesn't heat the room 15%
  • Burning smell 13%
  • Stopped working 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 6 of 33

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 2,250 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about noise, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Nov 2018 and Mar 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (1 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Dreo Atom 416 Space Heater Target (24 reviews counted)
  2. Dreo Atom Core Tabletop Heater Target (28 reviews counted)
  3. Honeywell Slim Ceramic Tower Heater Target (37 reviews counted)
  4. Dreo Solaris Plus Tower Heater Target (22 reviews counted)
  5. De'Longhi Radiator Heater Target (30 reviews counted)
  6. Honeywell Digital Ceramic Tower Heater Target (38 reviews counted)
  7. Honeywell 360 Surround Heater Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

What is the quietest space heater?

Going by Target reviews, it's Dreo Atom 416 Space Heater. Not one of the 24 shoppers who mentioned noise called it loud.

Is the Honeywell 360 Surround Heater loud?

For many shoppers, yes. 6 of 33 called it quiet, so if noise matters, the Dreo heaters here did much better.

Is the De'Longhi Radiator Heater quiet?

Usually. 19 of 27 called it quiet, though 27% of reviews mention noise or clicking.

Can I leave a quiet space heater on while I sleep?

No. However quiet it is, turn it off when you go to sleep or leave the room. Follow the manual, plug it straight into a wall outlet (no extension cord or power strip), and keep it clear of bedding, curtains and furniture.

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