Average gas bill in Iowa
$59a month, on average
$710 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 969,793 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $657(+8.1%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−30.6%)
- Gas used per year
- 61.2 Mcf ≈ 634 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $24.48/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $10.14/Mcf $0.98/therm
12th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 69% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $135 in January 2026; the lowest $23 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.09 Mcf | $21.16/Mcf | $23.02 |
| October 2025 | 2.14 Mcf | $13.45/Mcf | $28.81 |
| November 2025 | 6.25 Mcf | $7.70/Mcf | $48.13 |
| December 2025 | 11.77 Mcf | $8.79/Mcf | $103.48 |
| January 2026 | 14.18 Mcf | $9.51/Mcf | $134.85 |
| February 2026 | 9.43 Mcf | $13.03/Mcf | $122.86 |
| March 2026 | 7.02 Mcf | $11.99/Mcf | $84.12 |
| April 2026 | 3.88 Mcf | $13.91/Mcf | $53.95 |
| May 2026 | 2.14 Mcf | $15.72/Mcf | $33.68 |
| June 2026 | 1.20 Mcf | $22.16/Mcf | $26.60 |
| July 2026 | 1.07 Mcf | $23.93/Mcf | $25.69 |
| August 2026 | 1.01 Mcf | $24.48/Mcf | $24.69 |
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Why the price per Mcf jumps in summer
EIA’s residential price is total revenue divided by gas delivered. Utilities charge a fixed monthly customer fee, so in summer, when households burn little gas, that fee is spread over a small volume and the price per Mcf looks high ($24.48 in August 2026). The winter price, $10.14 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Iowa?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (14.6¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $10.88 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $17.06. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Iowa.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010IA3), residential consumption (N3010IA2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SIA_8). Average bill = consumption per customer × average price, month by month. EIA withholds some months for some states; the 12-month window above is the latest with every month reported. Page rebuilt November 4, 2026.