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St Lawrence County Heating Oil Price History

Updated on October 7, 2025 at 09:00 PM

DatePrice
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
09/15/2025 $3.121
09/12/2025 $3.102
09/11/2025 $3.099
09/10/2025 $3.093
09/09/2025 $3.112
09/08/2025 $3.104
09/05/2025 $3.113
09/04/2025 $3.113
09/03/2025 $3.093
09/02/2025 $3.081
09/01/2025 $3.086
08/29/2025 $3.071
08/28/2025 $3.071
08/27/2025 $3.121

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

Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Natural gas is the most popular choice in St Lawrence County, used by 2,698,438 or 51.75% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for St Lawrence 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).

St Lawrence County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households

FuelSt Lawrence 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 St Lawrence County

Heating oil has become less popular in St Lawrence County. In the 10 years since 2012, the number of heating oil homes fell from 1,002,121 to 786,449, a 21.52% drop.

St Lawrence 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 St Lawrence County

Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 180,287 to 256,098.

Between 2012 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 2,537,188 to 2,698,438.

Electricity use for home heating in St Lawrence County

Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in St Lawrence County. Since 2012, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 997,877 to 1,275,546, a 27.83% increase.

Solar use for home heating in St Lawrence 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 St Lawrence County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 249.23% increase from 2012, when only 1,172 homes had installed active solar heating.

St Lawrence County Heating Oil Trends

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

Short Term Trends

St Lawrence 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 St Lawrence County, the average outside temperature was 3.4° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

St Lawrence County Average Winter Temperature

Heating SeasonAverage Temperature
2024 - 202531.2° F
2023 - 202434.6° F