Updated October 26, 2026 · next update Nov 4, 2026

Heating oil & propane prices this week

Official average prices for the U.S. and 38 states, updated every week of the heating season. See where prices are heading and what your next delivery will cost.

U.S. averageHeating Oil
$6.23 per gallon
average price, before tax
▲ 2.4¢ from last week ▲ $2.64 (+73%) from a year ago

Prices have risen 3 weeks in a row.

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U.S. averagePropane
$2.73 per gallon
average price, before tax
▲ 4.4¢ from last week ▲ 29.6¢ (+12%) from a year ago

Prices have risen 3 weeks in a row.

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Prices across the country

Darker states are more expensive. Tap a state for its full price page.

$5.72
$6.50Not surveyed
↓Cheapest heating oil
Nebraska $5.72
lowest state average this week
↑Priciest heating oil
Indiana $6.50
highest state average this week
↓Cheapest propane
North Dakota $1.75
lowest state average this week
↑Priciest propane
Florida $4.97
highest state average this week

U.S. average prices

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U.S. average residential prices in dollars per gallon, excluding taxes. Hover or tap the chart for any week. Dashed lines span summer months, when prices are surveyed monthly.

Every state at a glance

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StateHeating oilWeekly changePropaneWeekly change
Alabama – $3.630 ▲ 5.7¢
Arkansas – $2.477 ▲ 0.8¢
Colorado – $2.372 ▲ 1.0¢
Connecticut $6.150 ▼ 0.1¢ $4.315 ▲ 8.9¢
Delaware $6.435 ▲ 0.4¢ $3.808 ▲ 5.3¢
Florida – $4.972 ▲ 1.9¢
Georgia – $3.279 ▲ 6.7¢
Idaho – $2.686 ▲ 10.0¢
Illinois – $1.948 ▲ 0.8¢
Indiana $6.502 ▲ 47.8¢ $2.617 ▲ 5.8¢
Iowa $5.891 ▲ 7.1¢ $1.746 ▲ 4.0¢
Kansas – $2.100 ▲ 3.3¢
Kentucky $5.872 ▼ 1.8¢ $2.836 ▼ 0.8¢
Maine $6.040 ▲ 1.4¢ $3.679 ▼ 0.8¢
Maryland $6.425 ▲ 5.4¢ $3.859 ▲ 4.7¢
Massachusetts $6.254 ▲ 0.3¢ $3.717 ▲ 5.8¢
Michigan $6.193 ▲ 38.1¢ $2.458 ▲ 2.4¢
Minnesota $5.948 ▲ 3.2¢ $2.050 ▲ 3.6¢
Mississippi – $3.149 ▲ 1.2¢
Missouri – $2.234 ▲ 5.3¢
Montana – $2.179 ▲ 1.1¢
Nebraska $5.724 ▲ 9.4¢ $1.825 ▲ 4.2¢
New Hampshire $6.068 ▲ 3.5¢ $3.904 ▲ 6.1¢
New Jersey $6.381 ▼ 0.1¢ $4.097 ▲ 2.2¢
New York $6.441 ▲ 2.9¢ $3.794 ▲ 6.7¢
North Carolina $5.841 ▲ 1.3¢ $3.638 ▲ 4.3¢
North Dakota – $1.745 ▲ 9.4¢
Ohio $6.405 ▲ 37.4¢ $2.700 ▲ 5.1¢
Oklahoma – $2.383 ▲ 3.1¢
Pennsylvania $6.048 ▼ 1.8¢ $3.209 ▲ 3.4¢
Rhode Island $6.396 ▲ 2.4¢ $4.116 ▼ 8.1¢
South Dakota – $1.951 ▲ 8.1¢
Tennessee – $3.277 ▲ 5.8¢
Texas – $3.180 ▲ 4.3¢
Utah – $2.465 ▲ 13.6¢
Vermont $6.095 ▼ 0.2¢ $3.930 ▲ 5.1¢
Virginia $6.040 ▲ 3.7¢ $3.795 ▲ 3.5¢
Wisconsin $6.140 ▲ 36.9¢ $2.007 ▲ 6.7¢

This week in heating fuel

Heating Oil averaged $6.233 a gallon nationally in the week of October 26, 2026, up 2.4¢ from the previous week and $2.64 (73%) higher than a year ago. Nebraska was the cheapest reporting state at $5.724, and Indiana the most expensive at $6.502.

Propane averaged $2.730 a gallon nationally in the week of October 26, 2026, up 4.4¢ from the previous week and 29.6¢ (12%) higher than a year ago. North Dakota was the cheapest reporting state at $1.745, and Florida the most expensive at $4.972.

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