Average gas bill in Minnesota
$79a month, on average
$947 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,663,597 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $927(+2.2%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−7.4%)
- Gas used per year
- 83.9 Mcf ≈ 869 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $18.06/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $10.87/Mcf $1.05/therm
25th highest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 73% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $198 in January 2026; the lowest $25 in July 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.71 Mcf | $16.07/Mcf | $27.43 |
| October 2025 | 3.76 Mcf | $10.04/Mcf | $37.71 |
| November 2025 | 7.99 Mcf | $7.99/Mcf | $63.84 |
| December 2025 | 15.56 Mcf | $9.43/Mcf | $146.69 |
| January 2026 | 17.74 Mcf | $11.17/Mcf | $198.17 |
| February 2026 | 12.37 Mcf | $13.03/Mcf | $161.22 |
| March 2026 | 9.62 Mcf | $12.24/Mcf | $117.74 |
| April 2026 | 7.38 Mcf | $10.70/Mcf | $78.96 |
| May 2026 | 3.01 Mcf | $12.13/Mcf | $36.54 |
| June 2026 | 1.79 Mcf | $14.79/Mcf | $26.54 |
| July 2026 | 1.44 Mcf | $17.28/Mcf | $24.87 |
| August 2026 | 1.52 Mcf | $18.06/Mcf | $27.45 |
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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 ($18.06 in August 2026). The winter price, $10.87 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Minnesota?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (16.4¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $11.66 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $19.27. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Minnesota.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010MN3), residential consumption (N3010MN2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SMN_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.