Date	Price
01/04/2026	$3.090
01/03/2026	$3.000
01/02/2026	$3.000
01/01/2026	$3.000
12/31/2025	$3.000
12/30/2025	$3.000
12/29/2025	$2.890
12/28/2025	$2.890
12/27/2025	$2.890
12/26/2025	$2.890
12/25/2025	$2.890
12/24/2025	$2.890
12/23/2025	$2.890
12/22/2025	$2.890
12/21/2025	$2.890
12/20/2025	$2.890
12/19/2025	$2.890
12/18/2025	$2.890
12/17/2025	$3.090
12/16/2025	$3.090
12/15/2025	$3.090
12/14/2025	$3.090
12/13/2025	$3.140
12/12/2025	$3.140
12/11/2025	$3.140
12/10/2025	$3.140
12/09/2025	$3.120
12/08/2025	$3.150
12/07/2025	$3.170
12/06/2025	$3.170

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

Residences have a host of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Hampshire, used by 1,473,396 or 52% of residents. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Hampshire households is Electricity, used by 610,876 homes (22%). The remaining homes are heated with Heating Oil (20%), Propane (5%), Wood (1%), and Other (1%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	19,256,453	1,223,851	6,089,784	6,551,842	432,814	25,964	259,976
2024	18,307,846	1,336,545	6,034,791	7,043,219	402,027	43,516	265,287
2023	17,385,456	1,438,799	5,977,502	7,552,958	372,170	59,717	269,178
2022	17,106,049	1,418,320	5,801,194	7,768,446	363,876	60,591	266,335
2021	17,030,836	1,325,347	5,581,538	7,899,234	370,775	52,525	257,050
2020	16,708,092	1,222,571	5,347,539	7,982,531	381,086	45,518	249,093
2019	16,368,982	1,111,359	5,128,511	8,076,814	400,079	39,345	250,461
2018	16,177,674	1,042,742	4,970,499	8,216,204	428,288	31,902	251,573
2017	15,972,545	1,012,985	4,811,602	8,397,578	463,889	26,129	244,825
2016	15,684,329	969,697	4,673,524	8,592,739	491,642	19,588	232,266
2015	15,431,250	919,792	4,548,386	8,831,492	504,883	14,165	218,538
2014	15,230,983	885,714	4,403,446	9,116,486	513,227	11,521	205,940
2013	15,007,613	853,635	4,284,904	9,429,907	510,061	10,679	185,486
2012	14,790,187	806,113	4,191,455	9,773,193	481,883	9,613	166,864
2011	14,610,029	771,813	4,113,541	10,083,274	442,146	8,825	156,004
2010	14,424,239	754,349	4,046,124	10,367,966	407,483	9,845	149,395

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Hampshire

Heating oil has become less popular in Hampshire. In the 6 years since 2019, the number of homeowners using oil fell from 646,103 to 555,640, a 14% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Hampshire

Between 2019 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel increased from 98,388 to 128,896, a 31% change. Comparing 2019 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel jumped from 1,385,815 to 1,473,396, a 6% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Hampshire

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are increasing in demand in Hampshire. Since 2019, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 448,883 to 610,876, a 36% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Hampshire

The most eco-friendly heating option is solar. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid flows between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank (similar to a hot water heater) in the basement. Now, 9,580 homes in Hampshire are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 170% gain from 2019, when 3,549 homes had active solar heating.

Hampshire County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Hampshire County homeowners purchased a total of 19 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Hampshire’s overall number two heating oil usage fluctuates yearly depending on winter temperatures. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn increasing amounts of fuel oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Hampshire was 30.0°F, which was 4.5°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Hampshire County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	30° F
2023 - 2024	34.5° F

Hampshire County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Hampshire families heating with heating oil, choosing which of the 65 heating oil companies that serve Hampshire makes a big difference.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who value a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 263 “full-service” oil companies that serve Hampshire. Full service companies such as Richard's Fuel & Heating Inc or Kieras Oil Inc offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and HVAC repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The client 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 families who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in exchange for lower prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order either when the level runs low or just before a major snowstorm. A few of the 2 Hampshire cash heating oil companies serving Hampshire include Nowak Oil Co and Surner Discount Oil.

Hampshire Oil Company Fast Facts: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Hampshire: 65 companies .
Average Number of Hampshire Households Served per Heating Oil company : 0

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