Average gas bill in Maryland
$93a month, on average
$1,119 over the 12 months August 2024 – July 2025 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,210,355 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $971(+15.2%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+9.4%)
- Gas used per year
- 66.3 Mcf ≈ 687 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $25.90/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $15.49/Mcf $1.50/therm
18th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 72% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $247 in January 2025; the lowest $30 in September 2024.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | 1.23 Mcf | $25.48/Mcf | $31.39 |
| September 2024 | 1.34 Mcf | $22.30/Mcf | $29.79 |
| October 2024 | 2.55 Mcf | $20.82/Mcf | $53.17 |
| November 2024 | 5.59 Mcf | $18.10/Mcf | $101.21 |
| December 2024 | 11.64 Mcf | $14.78/Mcf | $172.08 |
| January 2025 | 16.16 Mcf | $15.28/Mcf | $246.88 |
| February 2025 | 11.78 Mcf | $13.59/Mcf | $160.12 |
| March 2025 | 6.91 Mcf | $18.27/Mcf | $126.27 |
| April 2025 | 4.07 Mcf | $19.49/Mcf | $79.29 |
| May 2025 | 2.29 Mcf | $22.57/Mcf | $51.71 |
| June 2025 | 1.52 Mcf | $23.74/Mcf | $36.09 |
| July 2025 | 1.19 Mcf | $25.89/Mcf | $30.89 |
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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 ($25.90 in August 2026). The winter price, $15.49 per Mcf for Nov 2024 – Mar 2025, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Maryland?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (21.3¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $16.61 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $24.98. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Maryland.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010MD3), residential consumption (N3010MD2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SMD_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.