Cheapest Queens County Heating Oil Price History

Updated Today

Date	Price
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
12/10/2025	$2.850
12/09/2025	$2.850
12/08/2025	$2.850
12/07/2025	$2.880
12/06/2025	$2.840
12/05/2025	$2.840
12/04/2025	$2.840
12/03/2025	$2.830
12/02/2025	$2.830
12/01/2025	$2.850
11/30/2025	$2.880
11/29/2025	$2.930
11/28/2025	$2.930
11/27/2025	$2.930
11/26/2025	$2.930
11/25/2025	$2.960
11/24/2025	$2.980
11/23/2025	$2.990
11/22/2025	$3.010
11/21/2025	$3.010

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

Households have a host of fuels that can be used when it comes to heating. Natural Gas is the most common choice in Queens, used by 4,725,574 or 61% of families. The 2nd most popular primary heating fuel for Queens homeowners is Electricity, used by 1,365,710 homes (18%). The other 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 9 years since 2016, the number of families using heating oil declined from 1,540,787 to 1,103,323, a 28% drop.

Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Queens

Between 2016 and today, the number of households using propane as the primary space heating fuel ramped up from 273,838 to 377,922, a 38% change. Comparing 2016 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel shot up from 4,227,422 to 4,725,574, a 12% change.

Electricity use for home heating in Queens

Electric heat pump systems for home heating are more popular in Queens. Since 2016, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 860,856 to 1,365,710, a 59% change.

Adoption of solar home heating systems in Queens

Out of all fuels, solar is the safest for the environment. 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, 16,434 homes in Queens are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 151% gain from 2016, when 6,535 homes utilized active solar heating.

Queens County Homeowner’s Guide to Selecting an Oil Company

For Queens homeowners heating with heating oil, selecting which of the 238 heating oil companies that serve Queens plays a big role in determining how much money is spent on heating each winter.

Full Service Oil Companies: Homeowners who want a “set-it-and-forget-it” heating system select one of the 1835 “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 number two heating oil delivery and boiler repair. With an automatic number two heating oil delivery contract, the company tracks your home’s fuel 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: Often called “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 heating oil level in your tank, and you place an oil order when you're running low. Some of the 2 Queens cash heating oil companies serving Queens include Ronco Oil Inc and TDR Heating Corp.

Queens Fuel Oil Company By The Numbers: Fuel oil Companies Serving Queens: 238 companies .
Average Number of Queens Households Served per Number Two Heating Oil company : 3894

Queens Heating Oil Delivery Overview

1,103,323 families in Queens heat their homes with number two heating oil. This makes oil delivery essential, especially when Queens temperatures drop as low as 27° F each winter. 14% of Queens families are reliant on heating oil delivery each winter.

9.71% of Queens County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Queens County Households	Queens County Heating Oil Households
9.5M	926,694

3980 Queens Oil Companies You Can Trust

With 664,748,714.28 gallons of oil delivered to Queens homes the last heating season, the Queens community depends on its 3980 oil companies to keep warm throughout the winter. Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal (also known as a “rack”). In the case of Queens, two of the closest terminals are Sprague in Bridgeport, CT and N.h.term in New Haven, CT. Then, the truck delivers the number two heating oil to homes and businesses throughout Queens and the surrounding region.