Average gas bill in Massachusetts
$172a month, on average
$2,069 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,604,279 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,822(+13.6%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+102.2%)
- Gas used per year
- 78.4 Mcf ≈ 812 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $32.10/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $25.63/Mcf $2.47/therm
2nd highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 75% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $402 in January 2026; the lowest $38 in July 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.60 Mcf | $27.71/Mcf | $44.20 |
| October 2025 | 3.30 Mcf | $22.55/Mcf | $74.43 |
| November 2025 | 7.98 Mcf | $22.63/Mcf | $180.61 |
| December 2025 | 13.98 Mcf | $25.73/Mcf | $359.58 |
| January 2026 | 15.61 Mcf | $25.77/Mcf | $402.14 |
| February 2026 | 13.21 Mcf | $26.05/Mcf | $344.06 |
| March 2026 | 9.55 Mcf | $27.17/Mcf | $259.44 |
| April 2026 | 5.67 Mcf | $29.97/Mcf | $170.02 |
| May 2026 | 2.93 Mcf | $31.39/Mcf | $91.98 |
| June 2026 | 1.92 Mcf | $30.66/Mcf | $58.86 |
| July 2026 | 1.26 Mcf | $30.57/Mcf | $38.47 |
| August 2026 | 1.40 Mcf | $32.10/Mcf | $45.08 |
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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 ($32.10 in August 2026). The winter price, $25.63 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Massachusetts?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (30.2¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $27.49 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $35.39. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Massachusetts.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010MA3), residential consumption (N3010MA2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SMA_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.