Midwest Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $2.879
- High
- $3.253
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.342
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.613 (+27.1%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Midwest. They averaged $2.879 a gallon, from a low of $2.342 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.253 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 27.1% above 2020’s $2.266.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Midwest values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.342Jan 11 $2.353Jan 18 $2.396Jan 25 $2.391 | $2.371 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.413Feb 8 $2.483Feb 15 $2.576Feb 22 $2.654 | $2.532 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.727Mar 8 $2.777Mar 15 $2.830Mar 22 $2.801Mar 29 $2.781 | $2.783 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.098Oct 11 $3.180Oct 18 $3.184Oct 25 $3.213 | $3.169 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.189Nov 8 $3.245Nov 15 $3.253Nov 22 $3.238Nov 29 $3.204 | $3.226 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.166Dec 13 $3.136Dec 20 $3.127Dec 27 $3.106 | $3.134 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Midwest series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Midwest, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.