Queens County Heating Oil Price History
Updated on October 17, 2025 at 09:00 PM
Date | Price |
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10/17/2025 | $2.899 |
10/16/2025 | $2.899 |
10/15/2025 | $2.899 |
10/14/2025 | $2.899 |
10/13/2025 | $2.899 |
10/10/2025 | $2.899 |
10/09/2025 | $2.899 |
10/08/2025 | $2.899 |
10/07/2025 | $2.899 |
10/06/2025 | $2.899 |
10/03/2025 | $2.899 |
10/02/2025 | $2.899 |
10/01/2025 | $2.899 |
09/30/2025 | $2.899 |
09/29/2025 | $2.899 |
09/26/2025 | $2.899 |
09/25/2025 | $2.899 |
09/15/2025 | $2.899 |
09/12/2025 | $2.899 |
09/11/2025 | $2.899 |
09/10/2025 | $3.299 |
09/09/2025 | $3.299 |
09/08/2025 | $3.299 |
09/05/2025 | $3.299 |
09/04/2025 | $2.899 |
09/03/2025 | $2.899 |
09/02/2025 | $2.899 |
09/01/2025 | $2.899 |
08/29/2025 | $2.899 |
08/28/2025 | $2.899 |
Propane vs. Natural Gas vs. Heating Oil: Queens County Home Heating Fuel Comparison
Homeowners have a variety of home heating fuels to choose from. Electricity is the most popular choice in Queens County, used by 1,887,993 or 56.72% of homes. The 2nd most popular choice for Queens County homeowners is natural gas, used by 1,101,616 homes (33.09%). The remaining homes are heated with propane (153,698), heating oil (129,907), wood (65,453), and other fuels (12,489).
Queens County Primary Home Heating Fuel Popularity by Number of Households
Fuel | Queens County Households | % of Households |
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Electricity | 1.8M | 56.7% |
Natural Gas | 1.1M | 33.1% |
Propane | 153,698 | 4.6% |
Heating Oil | 129,907 | 3.9% |
Wood | 65,453 | 2.0% |
No Fuel | 24,314 | 0.7% |
Other Fuels | 12,489 | 0.4% |
Solar | 2,751 | 0.1% |
Coal | 1,491 | 0.0% |
Electricity (56.7%)
Natural gas (33.1%)
Propane (4.6%)
Heating oil (3.9%)
Wood (2.0%)
No fuel (0.7%)
Other fuels (0.4%)
Solar (0.1%)
Coal (0.0%)
#2 Heating Oil (Fuel Oil) Use in Queens County
Heating oil has become less popular in Queens County. In the 7 years since 2015, the number of heating oil homes fell from 171,696 to 129,907, a 24.34% drop.
Queens County Heating Oil Households (2011 - 2022)
Year | Heating Oil Households |
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2011 | 228,988 |
2012 | 211,492 |
2013 | 195,333 |
2014 | 182,928 |
2015 | 171,696 |
2016 | 162,011 |
2017 | 154,885 |
2018 | 148,684 |
2019 | 141,997 |
2020 | 137,208 |
2021 | 128,923 |
2022 | 129,907 |
Propane vs. Natural Gas use for home heating in Queens County
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using propane as the primary space heating fuel rose from 135,945 to 153,698.
Between 2015 and today, the number of homes using natural gas as the primary space heating fuel rose from 1,028,424 to 1,101,616.
Electricity use for home heating in Queens County
Electric space heating systems are becoming more popular in Queens County. Since 2015, the number of homes heating with electricity rose from 1,622,034 to 1,887,993, a 16.40% increase.
Solar use for home heating in Queens 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, 2,751 homes in Queens County are heated with active solar arrays. This is a 296.40% increase from 2015, when only 694 homes had installed active solar heating.
Queens County Heating Oil Trends
Last year, Queens County homeowners purchased a total of 0 gallons of heating oil.
Short Term Trends
Queens 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 Queens County, the average outside temperature was 2.3° F colder than the prior winter's average outside temperature.
Queens County Average Winter Temperature
Heating Season | Average Temperature |
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2024 - 2025 | 40° F |
2023 - 2024 | 42.3° F |