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Heating Fuel Prices

Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$3.007
High
$3.351
Nov 15
Low
$2.434
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.523 (+21.1%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $3.007 a gallon, from a low of $2.434 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.351 on November 15, 2021.

The average was 21.1% above 2020’s $2.484.

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

Massachusetts heating oil prices in 2021Massachusetts heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.351 on Nov 15, 2021, lowest $2.434 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Massachusetts heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.434Jan 11 $2.493Jan 18 $2.541Jan 25 $2.550$2.505
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.583Feb 8 $2.663Feb 15 $2.759Feb 22 $2.820$2.706
MarchMar 1 $2.848Mar 8 $2.882Mar 15 $2.896Mar 22 $2.883Mar 29 $2.857$2.873
OctoberOct 4 $3.101Oct 11 $3.231Oct 18 $3.310Oct 25 $3.330$3.243
NovemberNov 1 $3.348Nov 8 $3.350Nov 15 $3.351Nov 22 $3.335Nov 29 $3.350$3.347
DecemberDec 6 $3.293Dec 13 $3.317Dec 20 $3.318Dec 27 $3.334$3.316

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.

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