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Heating oil prices

Weekly residential price, surveyed from October to March only.

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US average, a gallon.

Latest
$6.14
Week of 2 Nov 2026
Past week
Down 1.5%
From $6.23
Past year
Up 69%
From $3.63
12-month range
$3.62 to $6.23
Lowest and highest week
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Heating oil prices, US average

Weekly price, a gallon.

Up to and including the week of 2 Nov 2026

State surveys, all year

3 states survey heating oil every week, including summer. Week of 26 Oct 2026.

AreaPrice a gallonPast weekSurvey
MassachusettsStatewide$6.230.0%Massachusetts DOER
MaineStatewide$6.05No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
CentralMaine$6.11No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
East / DowneastMaine$6.10No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
NorthernMaine$6.05No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
Southeast / Greater PortlandMaine$6.05No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
Southwest / West-CentralMaine$5.96No comparisonMaine Governor's Energy Office
New YorkStatewide$6.37+0.5%NYSERDA
Capital DistrictNew York$6.30+0.0%NYSERDA
CentralNew York$6.32+0.7%NYSERDA
Long IslandNew York$6.40+0.4%NYSERDA
Lower HudsonNew York$6.40+0.2%NYSERDA
New York CityNew York$6.62+0.5%NYSERDA
North CountryNew York$6.06+1.4%NYSERDA
Upper HudsonNew York$6.25+0.7%NYSERDA
WesternNew York$6.56+2.7%NYSERDA

Source: state energy offices, collected with Kadoa.

Compare prices by area

Latest week for every area EIA surveys, a gallon, with the change on a year ago under each price.

United States

AreaLatest
United States$6.14+69%

States

AreaLatest
Connecticut$5.99+68%
Delaware$6.41+61%
Indiana$6.45+82%
Iowa$5.79+80%
Kentucky$5.92+89%
Maine$5.98+82%
Maryland$6.36+68%
Massachusetts$6.18+70%
Michigan$6.20+89%
Minnesota$5.84+62%
Nebraska$5.65+94%
New Hampshire$6.06+73%
New Jersey$6.30+63%
New York$6.32+61%
North Carolina$5.87+79%
Ohio$6.41+75%
Pennsylvania$5.93+77%
Rhode Island$6.21+65%
Vermont$6.07+74%
Virginia$6.04+66%
Wisconsin$6.04+84%