U.S. Propane Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.389
- High
- $2.496
- Dec 25
- Low
- $2.271
- Jan 2
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.336 (+16.4%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential propane prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.389 a gallon, from a low of $2.271 on January 2, 2017 to a high of $2.496 on December 25, 2017.
The average was 16.4% above 2016’s $2.053.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.271Jan 9 $2.298Jan 16 $2.326Jan 23 $2.354Jan 30 $2.394 | $2.329 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.453Feb 13 $2.451Feb 20 $2.447Feb 27 $2.417 | $2.442 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.419Mar 13 $2.410Mar 20 $2.405Mar 27 $2.390 | $2.406 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.277Oct 9 $2.305Oct 16 $2.315Oct 23 $2.322Oct 30 $2.344 | $2.313 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.361Nov 13 $2.382Nov 20 $2.419Nov 27 $2.435 | $2.399 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.452Dec 11 $2.482Dec 18 $2.485Dec 25 $2.496 | $2.479 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly propane residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Propane — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.