Litchfield County Heating Oil Price History

Updated on December 14, 2025

Date	Price
12/13/2025	$2.740
12/12/2025	$2.740
12/11/2025	$2.740
12/10/2025	$2.790
12/09/2025	$2.790
12/08/2025	$2.810
12/07/2025	$2.840
12/06/2025	$2.840
12/05/2025	$2.840
12/04/2025	$2.840
12/03/2025	$2.790
12/02/2025	$2.820
12/01/2025	$2.829
11/30/2025	$2.840
11/29/2025	$2.780
11/28/2025	$2.780
11/27/2025	$2.780
11/26/2025	$2.780
11/25/2025	$2.780
11/24/2025	$2.780
11/23/2025	$2.790
11/22/2025	$2.840
11/21/2025	$2.840
11/20/2025	$2.840
11/19/2025	$2.890
11/18/2025	$2.940
11/17/2025	$2.920
11/16/2025	$2.840
11/15/2025	$2.850
11/14/2025	$2.850

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Litchfield Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Families have a variety of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the most common choice in Litchfield, used by 623,540 or 44% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Litchfield households is Heating Oil, used by 397,426 homes (28%). The remaining homes are heated with Electricity (20%), Propane (4%), Wood (2%), and Other (1%).

Litchfield County Residential Primary Home Heating Fuel (in Number of Households)

Date	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	7,482,303	760,500	3,474,292	4,769,011	297,970	12,065	151,271
2024	6,911,034	856,507	3,276,259	5,441,940	273,760	20,899	156,841
2023	6,363,653	944,196	3,088,257	6,118,302	250,701	29,078	161,732
2022	6,195,463	926,303	2,971,917	6,368,296	244,917	26,168	155,422
2021	6,121,230	846,589	2,879,976	6,478,066	256,488	20,196	147,084
2020	5,997,149	791,092	2,813,489	6,581,542	267,491	16,773	137,776
2019	5,895,644	735,496	2,757,789	6,649,863	286,087	14,071	119,817
2018	5,809,339	682,601	2,689,769	6,734,936	315,031	12,846	113,721
2017	5,714,900	646,977	2,630,085	6,844,740	336,042	10,834	117,846
2016	5,596,846	617,479	2,590,613	6,937,459	347,891	8,649	118,689
2015	5,492,792	586,244	2,548,559	7,063,018	354,496	7,496	115,280
2014	5,388,697	554,536	2,507,864	7,261,530	354,460	6,293	111,292
2013	5,290,950	525,329	2,494,816	7,455,021	335,603	5,202	102,835
2012	5,213,252	499,060	2,478,760	7,643,306	315,057	4,630	91,852
2011	5,162,177	477,236	2,454,185	7,797,676	299,933	4,248	81,783
2010	5,124,133	455,215	2,425,113	7,925,456	279,623	4,346	73,872

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Litchfield

Number two heating oil has become losing popularity in Litchfield. In the 8 years since 2017, the number of homeowners using oil dropped from 570,412 to 397,426, a 30% drop.

Number of Households Using Heating Oil in Litchfield County

Date	Households
2025-11-11	382,730
2025-11-10	382,813
2025-11-09	382,887
2025-11-08	382,973
2025-11-07	383,055
2025-11-06	383,138
2025-11-05	383,217
2025-11-04	383,297
2025-11-03	383,390
2025-11-02	383,473
2025-11-01	383,560
2025-10-31	383,558
2025-10-30	383,632
2025-10-29	383,706
2025-10-28	383,798
2025-10-27	383,890
2025-10-26	383,982
2025-10-25	384,065
2025-10-24	384,148
2025-10-23	384,235
2025-10-22	384,329
2025-10-21	384,418
2025-10-20	384,503
2025-10-19	384,584
2025-10-18	384,677
2025-10-17	384,764
2025-10-16	384,845
2025-10-15	384,934
2025-10-14	385,035
2025-10-13	385,116
2025-10-12	385,203
2025-10-11	385,296
2025-10-10	385,377
2025-10-09	385,456
2025-10-08	385,551
2025-10-07	385,645
2025-10-06	385,732
2025-10-05	385,816
2025-10-04	385,898
2025-10-03	385,996
2025-10-02	386,082
2025-10-01	386,174
2025-09-30	386,248
2025-09-29	386,328

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Litchfield

Between 2017 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel increased from 53,934 to 63,388, a 18% change. Comparing 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 476,246 to 623,540, a 31% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Litchfield

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Litchfield. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity grew from 219,182 to 289,538, a 32% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Litchfield

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Currently, 1,016 homes in Litchfield are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 12% gain from 2017, when 904 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Litchfield County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Litchfield County homeowners purchased a total of 31 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Litchfield’s overall heating oil usage varies from year to year correlating with how cold it gets each winter. As the temperature outside gets more chilly, homes’ furnaces need to burn additional oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Litchfield was 30°F, which was 0.7°F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Litchfield County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	27.5° F
2023 - 2024	27.3° F

Litchfield County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Litchfield homes heating with fuel oil, picking which of the 176 heating oil companies that serve Litchfield is an important decision.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 1123 “full-service” oil companies that serve Litchfield. Full service companies such as Nelson Oil or Patterson Oil Co offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The household does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: also referred to as “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for customers who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the fuel oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. Examples of 2 Litchfield cash heating oil companies serving Litchfield include Boss Oil Co LLC and Family Propane LLC.

Litchfield Oil Company Fast Facts: Oil Companies Serving Litchfield: 176 companies .
Average Number of Litchfield Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 2215

Litchfield Heating Oil Delivery Overview

397,426 houses in Litchfield heat their homes with number two heating oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Litchfield temperatures drop as low as 30° F each winter. 28% of Litchfield families rely on oil delivery each winter.

42.1% of Litchfield County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Litchfield County Households	Litchfield County Heating Oil Households
925,857	389,801

1933 Litchfield Oil Companies Homeowners Can Count On

With 397,280,973.21 gallons of fuel oil delivered to Litchfield families the last heating season, the Litchfield community looks to its 1933 oil companies when temperatures dip. Oil delivery can be summed up in two steps: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Litchfield, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Wethersfield, CT and Sprague W in Springfield, MA. Then, the truck delivers the oil to homes and businesses throughout Litchfield and the surrounding vicinity.