Propane Prices

Propane prices by state this week

The EIA restarted its home heating survey in October. In the first week (Oct. 5, 2026), residential propane averaged $2.60 a gallon, 18 cents more than the same week last year. Put that next to gasoline, which is up more than $1 a gallon over the same period, and it looks a lot less alarming. If you heat with propane, this season is shaping up to cost a bit more than last year, not dramatically more.

What surprises most people is the spread between states. North Dakota ($1.61), Iowa ($1.63) and Nebraska ($1.70) are all under $2. Florida tops the list at $4.86, ahead of Connecticut ($4.21) and New Jersey and New Hampshire (both about $3.95). That’s a gap of more than $3 a gallon for the same fuel. The reason is mostly geography and volume. Farm states use a lot of propane and sit close to supply hubs, so the cost of getting it to your tank is spread over many more gallons. Where fewer homes use it and it travels farther, each gallon carries more of that cost.

Residential propane, price per gallon including delivery, for the 38 states in the EIA’s weekly survey. Sorted from cheapest. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Heating Oil and Propane Update. Your dealer’s price can be higher or lower depending on volume, contract and whether you own the tank.

State notes

Michigan. More homes heat with propane in Michigan than in any other state, so small price moves here touch a lot of budgets. The good news: it opened the season at $2.34, below the U.S. average. Last winter it averaged $2.26 and peaked at just $2.37 in February. Michigan prices tend to stay fairly calm through the cold months.

Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania lands in the middle, between the cheap Midwest and pricey New England. It started at $3.15, about 33 cents above last October, one of the bigger year-over-year jumps on this list. Last winter averaged $2.93, and prices climbed about 26 cents from October to March. If you live there, I wouldn’t count on prices getting cheaper as winter goes on.

New York. New York households paid $3.67 a gallon in the first week, 31 cents more than a year ago. Last winter averaged $3.53, and prices rose almost 40 cents between October and late March. That pattern is the strongest argument I see for locking in a price early, if your dealer offers a fair one.

Ohio. Ohio is the quiet one this year: $2.57 now versus $2.54 last October, and last winter averaged $2.58. For Ohio households, this year’s price is basically last year’s price.

Minnesota. At $1.90, Minnesota is one of the cheapest states for propane. It’s also one of the coldest, so a low price per gallon doesn’t guarantee a low bill. Last winter prices rose about 28 cents, from $1.78 in October to $2.06 in late March.

Wisconsin. Wisconsin opened at $1.81, among the lowest prices in the country. Watch the trend, though: last winter it rose 36 cents from October to March, one of the bigger climbs in the Midwest. A low fall price is the moment to fill up there.

So what does that mean for an actual bill? A 500-gallon tank is usually filled to about 400 gallons. At the national average, that fill-up costs roughly $1,040. The same fill is about $725 in Wisconsin and about $1,685 in Connecticut. For a whole-winter estimate for your own home, try the propane heating cost calculator. To see how the whole winter adds up state by state, read what it will cost to heat with propane this winter.