Cheapest Queens County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today

Date	Price
01/09/2026	$2.800
01/08/2026	$2.800
01/07/2026	$2.760
01/06/2026	$2.810
01/05/2026	$2.850
01/04/2026	$2.810
01/03/2026	$2.830
01/02/2026	$2.830
01/01/2026	$2.830
12/31/2025	$2.830
12/30/2025	$2.830
12/29/2025	$2.840
12/28/2025	$2.850
12/27/2025	$2.770
12/26/2025	$2.770
12/25/2025	$2.770
12/24/2025	$2.770
12/23/2025	$2.790
12/22/2025	$2.730
12/21/2025	$2.740
12/20/2025	$2.750
12/19/2025	$2.750
12/18/2025	$2.750
12/17/2025	$2.750
12/16/2025	$2.799
12/15/2025	$2.799
12/14/2025	$2.799
12/13/2025	$2.850
12/12/2025	$2.850
12/11/2025	$2.850

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

Homeowners have a host of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the preferred choice in Queens, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of households. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Queens households is Electricity, used by 1,365,710 homes (18%). The remaining homes are heated with Heating Oil (14%), Propane (5%), Other (1%), and Wood (1%).

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

Year	Natural Gas	Propane	Electricity	Oil	Wood	Solar	Other
2025	54,345,995	3,852,351	15,152,300	12,150,215	1,528,832	49,551	965,942
2024	54,568,071	4,135,191	14,304,766	13,657,397	1,395,422	79,805	1,053,660
2023	54,602,419	4,386,014	13,489,574	15,145,446	1,265,719	107,463	1,131,873
2022	54,363,807	4,339,040	12,803,543	15,992,578	1,257,805	108,288	1,140,235
2021	54,061,475	4,114,307	12,000,235	16,632,522	1,324,256	95,189	1,095,930
2020	53,323,524	3,897,922	11,354,669	17,154,552	1,391,480	89,123	1,048,120
2019	52,462,179	3,661,802	10,730,044	17,860,046	1,474,191	79,739	1,002,000
2018	51,769,199	3,468,945	10,231,832	18,719,789	1,565,542	65,316	975,337
2017	51,058,554	3,343,718	9,951,967	19,572,893	1,642,923	54,401	975,306
2016	50,300,624	3,211,343	9,723,022	20,393,885	1,707,981	44,807	948,347
2015	49,678,528	3,073,822	9,410,192	21,345,530	1,750,824	35,228	904,279
2014	49,145,092	2,965,973	9,071,735	22,384,709	1,772,839	29,310	861,878
2013	48,519,646	2,875,722	8,724,939	23,380,223	1,770,703	26,140	819,051
2012	47,926,394	2,781,777	8,347,598	24,455,338	1,731,834	23,111	769,203
2011	47,264,555	2,714,802	8,011,428	25,566,431	1,655,190	20,508	741,884
2010	46,499,120	2,678,889	7,666,509	26,676,046	1,566,890	21,918	748,535

Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Queens

Heating oil has become less popular in Queens. In the 4 years since 2021, the number of homeowners using fuel oil dropped from 1,293,770 to 1,103,323, a 15% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Queens

Between 2021 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel dropped from 388,311 to 377,922, a 3% change. Comparing 2021 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel grew from 4,489,009 to 4,725,574, a 5% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Queens

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Queens. Since 2021, the number of homes heating with electricity ramped up from 1,118,015 to 1,365,710, a 22% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Queens

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, 16,434 homes in Queens are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 86% gain from 2021, when 8,858 homes incorporated active solar heating.

Queens County Heating Oil Trends

Last year, Queens County homeowners purchased a total of 46 million gallons of heating oil.

Short Term Trends

Queens’s overall heating oil use varies annually as winter conditions change. As the temperature outside drops, homes’ furnaces need to burn additional number two heating oil to maintain the temperature that the thermostat is set to. Last winter, the average outside temperature in Queens was 28.1°F, which was 5.4°F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Queens County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
2024 - 2025	28.1° F
2023 - 2024	33.5° F

Queens County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Queens families heating with number two heating oil, picking which of the 240 heating oil companies that serve Queens 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 select one of the 1850 “full-service” oil companies that serve Queens. Full service companies such as Plitnick Home Fuel & Service Co LLC or Nrg Heat & Power LLC offer households annual contracts which consist of a combined package of both automatic oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s oil consumption and makes deliveries when your tank is running low. The customer does not need to monitor the level of the oil tank or place individual orders.

Discount Oil Companies: Also known by the names “COD Fuel” or “Cash Heating Oil” companies, discount oil companies are for households who are looking to save money. With discount oil companies, in return for better prices, you monitor the heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. A few of the 2 Queens cash heating oil companies serving Queens include Ronco Oil Inc and TDR Heating Corp.

Queens Number Two Heating Oil Company Fast Facts: Number two heating oil Companies Serving Queens: 240 companies .
Average Number of Queens Households Served per Fuel Oil company : 0