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Onondaga County Heating Oil Price History

Updated on October 27, 2025 at 09:00 PM

DatePrice
10/27/2025 $3.131
10/24/2025 $3.095
10/23/2025 $3.044
10/22/2025 $3.027
10/21/2025 $3.031
10/20/2025 $3.031
10/17/2025 $3.032
10/16/2025 $3.037
10/15/2025 $3.046
10/14/2025 $3.048
10/13/2025 $3.049
10/10/2025 $3.057
10/09/2025 $3.069
10/08/2025 $3.094
10/07/2025 $3.094
10/06/2025 $3.094
10/03/2025 $3.105
10/02/2025 $3.109
10/01/2025 $3.104
09/30/2025 $3.119
09/29/2025 $3.101
09/26/2025 $3.118
09/25/2025 $3.094
09/24/2025 $3.082
09/23/2025 $3.121
09/22/2025 $3.076
09/19/2025 $3.088
09/18/2025 $3.090
09/17/2025 $3.093
09/16/2025 $3.110

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

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in Onondaga County, used by 2,698,438 or 51.75% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Onondaga County homeowners is electricity, used by 1,275,546 homes (24.46%). The remaining homes are heated with heating oil (786,449), propane (256,098), wood (122,435), and other fuels (50,506).

Onondaga County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelOnondaga County Households % of Households
Natural Gas2.6M51.8%
Electricity1.2M24.5%
Heating Oil786,44915.1%
Propane256,0984.9%
Wood122,4352.4%
Coal51,5311.0%
Other Fuels50,5061.0%
No Fuel33,3560.6%
Solar4,0930.1%

Natural gas (51.8%)

Electricity (24.5%)

Heating oil (15.1%)

Propane (4.9%)

Wood (2.4%)

Coal (1.0%)

Other fuels (1.0%)

No fuel (0.6%)

Solar (0.1%)

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

Heating oil has become less popular in Onondaga County. In the 4 years since 2018, the number of heating oil homes fell from 828,104 to 786,449, a 5.03% drop.

Onondaga County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)

YearHeating Oil Households
20111.0M
20121.0M
2013963,754
2014930,735
2015899,276
2016864,952
2017843,020
2018828,104
2019814,213
2020811,086
2021790,823
2022786,449

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

Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 214,804 to 256,098.

Between 2018 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,582,392 to 2,698,438.

Electricity use for home heating in Onondaga County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Onondaga County. Since 2018, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,142,039 to 1,275,546, a 11.69% increase.

Solar use for home heating in Onondaga 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, 4,093 homes in Onondaga County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 109.15% increase from 2018, when only 1,957 homes had installed active solar heating.