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Barnstable County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today at 01:05 PM

DatePrice
10/29/2025 $3.195
10/28/2025 $2.997
10/27/2025 $2.956
10/24/2025 $3.125
10/23/2025 $3.121
10/22/2025 $3.121
10/21/2025 $3.131
10/20/2025 $3.131
10/17/2025 $3.136
10/16/2025 $3.137
10/15/2025 $3.132
10/14/2025 $3.143
10/13/2025 $3.148
10/10/2025 $3.158
10/09/2025 $3.177
10/08/2025 $3.204
10/07/2025 $3.204
10/06/2025 $3.204
10/03/2025 $3.206
10/02/2025 $3.248
10/01/2025 $3.186
09/30/2025 $3.228
09/29/2025 $3.130
09/26/2025 $3.231
09/25/2025 $3.218
09/24/2025 $3.222
09/23/2025 $2.968
09/22/2025 $3.234
09/19/2025 $3.216
09/18/2025 $3.236

Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Barnstable County Home Heating Fuel Comparison

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Barnstable County, used by 2,618,092 or 74.00% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Barnstable County homeowners is electricity, used by 532,344 homes (15.05%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (258,381), propane (91,132), no fuel (30,011), and other fuels (19,813).

Barnstable County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelBarnstable County Households % of Households
Natural Gas2.6M74.0%
Electricity532,34415.1%
Heating Oil258,3817.3%
Propane91,1322.6%
No Fuel30,0110.9%
Other Fuels19,8130.6%
Wood12,5020.3%
Solar7,3340.2%
Coal9710.0%

Natural gas (74.0%)

Electricity (15.1%)

Heating oil (7.3%)

Propane (2.6%)

No fuel (0.9%)

Other fuels (0.6%)

Wood (0.3%)

Solar (0.2%)

Coal (0.0%)

#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Barnstable County

Heating oil has become less popular in Barnstable County. In the 5 years since 2017, the number of heating oil homes fell from 298,525 to 258,381, a 13.45% drop.

Barnstable County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
2011420,231
2012397,731
2013374,390
2014353,791
2015336,160
2016314,964
2017298,525
2018284,056
2019271,250
2020260,383
2021256,421
2022258,381

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Barnstable County

Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 61,831 to 91,132.

Between 2017 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,396,108 to 2,618,092.

Electricity use for home heating in Barnstable County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Barnstable County. Since 2017, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 397,564 to 532,344, a 33.90% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Barnstable County

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all space heating fuels. With an “active” solar heating system, liquid is circulated between solar panels on a home’s roof and a heat energy storage tank in the basement.

Currently, 7,334 homes in Barnstable County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 213.82% increase from 2017, when only 2,337 homes had installed active solar heating.

Barnstable County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Barnstable County homeowners purchased a total of 0 gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Barnstable County’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Barnstable County, the average outside temperature was 2.6° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Barnstable County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202538° F
2023 - 202440.6° F