New England Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $2.970
- High
- $3.323
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.402
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.514 (+20.9%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $2.970 a gallon, from a low of $2.402 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.323 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 20.9% above 2020’s $2.456.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no New England 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 $2.402Jan 11 $2.463Jan 18 $2.512Jan 25 $2.521 | $2.475 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.552Feb 8 $2.627Feb 15 $2.715Feb 22 $2.772 | $2.667 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.809Mar 8 $2.838Mar 15 $2.849Mar 22 $2.829Mar 29 $2.811 | $2.827 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.081Oct 11 $3.198Oct 18 $3.280Oct 25 $3.316 | $3.219 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.319Nov 8 $3.318Nov 15 $3.323Nov 22 $3.304Nov 29 $3.291 | $3.311 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.254Dec 13 $3.274Dec 20 $3.265Dec 27 $3.287 | $3.270 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.