U.S. Heating Oil Prices in the 2025–26 Heating Season
October 2025 to March 2026 · 26 EIA surveys
Last updated
Over the 2025–26 heating season, U.S. residential heating oil averaged $4.011 a gallon, with a high of $5.566 on March 23, 2026 and a low of $3.526 on October 20, 2025.
The 2024–25 season averaged $3.664, so this season is 9.5% higher.
2025–26 against 2024–25
| 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $4.011 | $3.664 | Up +$0.347 (+9.5%) |
| High | $5.566 Mar 23 | $3.936 Jan 20 | Up +$1.630 (+41.4%) |
| Low | $3.526 Oct 20 | $3.473 Nov 18 | Up +$0.053 (+1.5%) |
| Surveys | 26 | 26 |
Week by week
Season average by area
| Area | 2025–26 | 2024–25 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coast(PADD 1) | $4.033 | $3.681 | +$0.352 (+9.6%) |
| New England(PADD 1A) | $3.974 | $3.645 | +$0.329 (+9.0%) |
| Connecticut | $3.948 | $3.540 | +$0.408 (+11.5%) |
| Maine | $3.726 | $3.438 | +$0.288 (+8.4%) |
| Massachusetts | $4.121 | $3.711 | +$0.410 (+11.0%) |
| New Hampshire | $3.898 | $3.870 | +$0.028 (+0.7%) |
| Rhode Island | $4.114 | $3.676 | +$0.438 (+11.9%) |
| Vermont | $3.910 | $3.670 | +$0.240 (+6.5%) |
| Central Atlantic(PADD 1B) | $4.106 | $3.724 | +$0.382 (+10.3%) |
| Delaware | $4.432 | $3.949 | +$0.483 (+12.2%) |
| Maryland | $4.045 | $3.795 | +$0.250 (+6.6%) |
| New Jersey | $4.299 | $3.858 | +$0.441 (+11.4%) |
| New York | $4.293 | $3.905 | +$0.388 (+9.9%) |
| Pennsylvania | $3.730 | $3.367 | +$0.363 (+10.8%) |
| Lower Atlantic(PADD 1C) | $3.738 | $3.503 | +$0.235 (+6.7%) |
| North Carolina | $3.551 | $3.305 | +$0.246 (+7.4%) |
| Virginia | $3.881 | $3.658 | +$0.223 (+6.1%) |
| Midwest(PADD 2) | $3.532 | $3.289 | +$0.243 (+7.4%) |
| Indiana | $3.532 | $3.285 | +$0.247 (+7.5%) |
| Iowa | $3.208 | $2.911 | +$0.297 (+10.2%) |
| Kentucky | $3.282 | $2.950 | +$0.332 (+11.3%) |
| Michigan | $3.378 | $3.092 | +$0.286 (+9.2%) |
| Minnesota | $3.628 | $3.476 | +$0.152 (+4.4%) |
| Nebraska | $2.924 | $2.761 | +$0.163 (+5.9%) |
| Ohio | $3.736 | $3.501 | +$0.235 (+6.7%) |
| Wisconsin | $3.311 | $3.022 | +$0.289 (+9.6%) |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Averages are simple means of the weekly survey values from October to March.