Average gas bill in Missouri
$86a month, on average
$1,037 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 1,461,770 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,019(+1.8%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+1.4%)
- Gas used per year
- 61.0 Mcf ≈ 632 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $32.93/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $14.90/Mcf $1.44/therm
22nd 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 $227 in January 2026; the lowest $33 in July 2026.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.20 Mcf | $30.11/Mcf | $36.23 |
| October 2025 | 2.16 Mcf | $28.13/Mcf | $60.87 |
| November 2025 | 6.71 Mcf | $16.48/Mcf | $110.64 |
| December 2025 | 12.57 Mcf | $14.63/Mcf | $183.85 |
| January 2026 | 15.67 Mcf | $14.51/Mcf | $227.35 |
| February 2026 | 9.34 Mcf | $14.24/Mcf | $132.93 |
| March 2026 | 5.84 Mcf | $15.74/Mcf | $91.98 |
| April 2026 | 2.40 Mcf | $19.28/Mcf | $46.28 |
| May 2026 | 1.90 Mcf | $24.13/Mcf | $45.92 |
| June 2026 | 1.17 Mcf | $28.78/Mcf | $33.59 |
| July 2026 | 1.02 Mcf | $32.00/Mcf | $32.77 |
| August 2026 | 1.05 Mcf | $32.93/Mcf | $34.58 |
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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 ($32.93 in August 2026). The winter price, $14.90 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Missouri?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (14.3¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $15.98 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $16.74. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Missouri.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010MO3), residential consumption (N3010MO2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SMO_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.