Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.484
- High
- $3.074
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.062
- Oct 5
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.606 (−19.6%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $2.484 a gallon, from a low of $2.062 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.074 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 19.6% below 2019’s $3.090.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Massachusetts values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.074Jan 13 $3.056Jan 20 $3.020Jan 27 $2.906 | $3.014 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.869Feb 10 $2.856Feb 17 $2.830Feb 24 $2.820 | $2.844 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.755Mar 9 $2.677Mar 16 $2.544Mar 23 $2.418Mar 30 $2.405 | $2.560 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.062Oct 12 $2.080Oct 19 $2.082Oct 26 $2.084 | $2.077 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.077Nov 9 $2.095Nov 16 $2.134Nov 23 $2.153Nov 30 $2.230 | $2.138 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.259Dec 14 $2.307Dec 21 $2.390Dec 28 $2.413 | $2.342 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Massachusetts, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.