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Cheapest Aroostook County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today

DatePrice
01/07/2026 $3.182
01/06/2026 $3.194
01/05/2026 $3.197
01/04/2026 $3.198
01/03/2026 $3.199
01/02/2026 $3.199
01/01/2026 $3.196
12/31/2025 $3.201
12/30/2025 $3.200
12/29/2025 $3.193
12/28/2025 $3.196
12/27/2025 $3.195
12/26/2025 $3.194
12/25/2025 $3.195
12/24/2025 $3.195
12/23/2025 $3.194
12/22/2025 $3.191
12/21/2025 $3.194
12/20/2025 $3.208
12/19/2025 $3.208
12/18/2025 $3.208
12/17/2025 $3.217
12/16/2025 $3.222
12/15/2025 $3.234
12/14/2025 $3.243
12/13/2025 $3.253
12/12/2025 $3.252
12/11/2025 $3.253
12/10/2025 $3.260
12/09/2025 $3.540

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

Households have a host of fuels to choose from when it comes to heating. Heating Oil is the most common choice in Aroostook, used by 298,426 or 48% of residents. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Aroostook households is Propane, used by 101,382 homes (16%). The rest of the homes are heated with Electricity (15%), Wood (10%), Natural Gas (9%), and Other (2%).

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

YearNatural GasPropaneElectricityOilWoodSolarOther
2025653,594698,466733,7233,236,738597,4208,609116,318
2024618,834802,807724,6053,592,824609,17914,059121,219
2023585,529898,068716,1003,953,256618,56619,101125,461
2022566,518891,855666,4264,098,753616,41919,202120,856
2021550,546837,740585,6474,136,881617,01017,888114,767
2020536,071794,284527,4824,166,241639,95916,042119,680
2019517,014747,545485,6854,158,699689,39612,456124,808
2018499,919691,733441,0174,134,704754,4819,910130,658
2017477,514647,723400,1404,141,730813,1938,380136,305
2016444,698602,557368,1024,179,108856,4906,810131,511
2015413,155560,958340,0794,261,987885,1816,178119,809
2014377,706529,251322,9984,372,014885,7225,653105,835
2013345,577500,180316,2524,486,005860,0515,33890,615
2012317,132472,373310,8024,614,841812,5334,96374,885
2011293,224450,321304,0964,737,863742,6604,12561,721
2010269,466433,265301,3994,858,691664,5334,31552,880

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Aroostook

Oil has become less frequently used in Aroostook. In the 4 years since 2021, the number of families using heating oil fell from 345,133 to 298,426, a 14% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Aroostook

Between 2021 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 78,322 to 101,382, a 29% change. Comparing 2021 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 47,952 to 53,178, a 11% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Aroostook

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more prevalent in Aroostook. Since 2021, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 61,019 to 92,432, a 51% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Aroostook

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. Currently, 3,526 homes in Aroostook are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 157% gain from 2021, when 1,374 homes had active solar heating.

Aroostook County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Aroostook County homeowners purchased a total of 3 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Aroostook’s overall fuel oil consumption changes each year as winter conditions change. As the temperature outside dips, homes’ boilers need to burn increasing amounts of heating oil to maintain a constant interior temperature. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Aroostook was 24.4°F, which was 4.2°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Aroostook County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202524.4° F
2023 - 202428.6° F

Aroostook County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Aroostook residences heating with heating oil, selecting which of the 5 heating oil companies that serve Aroostook can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who are willing to pay a premium for a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system pick one of the 7 “full-service” oil companies that serve Aroostook. Full service companies such as Daigle Oil Company or Daigle Oil Company offer clients annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic number two heating oil delivery and HVAC repair. With an automatic oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s number two heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The family 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 homeowners who are on a budget. 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. Some of the 2 Aroostook cash heating oil companies serving Aroostook include DOC Daigle co and Dead River Company Llc.

Aroostook Heating Oil Company Statistics: Heating oil Companies Serving Aroostook: 5 companies .
Average Number of Aroostook Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 0