Date	Price
01/07/2026	$2.900
01/06/2026	$2.900
01/05/2026	$2.900
01/04/2026	$2.900
01/03/2026	$2.900
01/02/2026	$2.900
01/01/2026	$2.900
12/31/2025	$2.900
12/30/2025	$2.900
12/29/2025	$2.900
12/28/2025	$2.900
12/27/2025	$2.900
12/26/2025	$2.900
12/25/2025	$2.900
12/24/2025	$2.900
12/23/2025	$2.900
12/22/2025	$2.900
12/21/2025	$2.900
12/20/2025	$2.900
12/19/2025	$2.900
12/18/2025	$2.900
12/17/2025	$2.900
12/16/2025	$2.870
12/15/2025	$2.870
12/14/2025	$2.870
12/13/2025	$2.870
12/12/2025	$2.870
12/11/2025	$2.870
12/10/2025	$2.950
12/09/2025	$2.850

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

Residences have a variety of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Passaic, used by 2,627,206 or 74% of residents. The next most popular primary heating fuel for Passaic homeowners is Electricity, used by 617,773 homes (17%). The other homes are heated with Heating Oil (5%), Propane (2%), Other (0.4%), and Solar (0.3%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	29,329,619	1,049,471	7,239,965	2,221,569	154,787	39,893	174,840
2024	29,971,190	1,048,805	6,910,736	2,496,805	142,667	60,149	190,558
2023	30,506,496	1,046,096	6,601,589	2,767,077	131,171	78,641	204,716
2022	30,531,952	1,016,907	6,301,178	2,901,685	129,915	78,556	201,996
2021	30,374,036	958,364	5,963,306	3,021,832	135,068	70,305	191,015
2020	29,714,124	887,456	5,592,509	3,102,094	141,686	62,042	183,479
2019	29,162,603	811,896	5,206,069	3,192,263	148,163	52,623	169,681
2018	29,022,565	766,942	4,968,647	3,337,899	156,344	42,041	161,098
2017	28,833,947	748,532	4,828,640	3,501,438	168,171	32,172	158,171
2016	28,670,668	741,323	4,731,417	3,686,150	177,238	24,401	152,940
2015	28,530,661	739,660	4,620,717	3,917,066	177,911	17,853	141,727
2014	28,416,542	739,682	4,503,719	4,149,546	172,981	12,939	128,167
2013	28,313,635	745,905	4,392,796	4,376,963	166,888	9,044	117,252
2012	28,198,316	753,570	4,255,774	4,644,621	155,931	5,928	109,831
2011	28,039,203	754,637	4,136,200	4,911,400	140,798	4,108	104,335
2010	27,819,915	753,238	4,032,541	5,189,060	130,312	3,650	101,669

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Passaic

Oil has become losing popularity in Passaic. In the 7 years since 2018, the number of families using heating oil fell from 258,889 to 185,324, a 28% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Passaic

Between 2018 and today, the number of houses using propane as the primary space heating fuel grew from 67,930 to 70,406, a 4% change. Comparing 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,435,183 to 2,627,206, a 8% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Passaic

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are increasing in demand in Passaic. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 437,888 to 617,773, a 41% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Passaic

Solar is the most environmentally friendly of all heating fuels. 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. As it stands today, 11,798 homes in Passaic are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 155% gain from 2018, when 4,626 homes utilized active solar heating.

Passaic County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Passaic County homeowners purchased a total of 4 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Passaic’s overall number two heating oil use changes each year primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ boilers need to burn additional oil to keep the house warm inside. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Passaic was 33.5°F, which was 4.7°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Passaic County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	33.5° F
2023 - 2024	38.2° F

Passaic County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Passaic households heating with number two heating oil, picking which of the 24 heating oil companies that serve Passaic can drastically impact the cost of home heating.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system choose one of the 14 “full-service” oil companies that serve Passaic. Full service companies such as Advantage Oil or Advantage Oil offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic fuel oil delivery and furnace repair. With an automatic fuel oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s number two heating oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The homeowner 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 households 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 when you're running low. A few of the 2 Passaic cash heating oil companies serving Passaic include Affordable Oil and Apple Heating Oil.

Passaic Oil Company Statistics: Heating oil Companies Serving Passaic: 24 companies .
Average Number of Passaic Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 0

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