Average gas bill in New Jersey
$111a month, on average
$1,337 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 2,839,369 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $1,187(+12.6%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (+30.7%)
- Gas used per year
- 90.4 Mcf ≈ 937 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $20.13/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $14.23/Mcf $1.37/therm
11th 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 $263 in January 2026; the lowest $30 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.63 Mcf | $18.20/Mcf | $29.72 |
| October 2025 | 3.39 Mcf | $17.27/Mcf | $58.51 |
| November 2025 | 8.32 Mcf | $14.66/Mcf | $121.97 |
| December 2025 | 16.20 Mcf | $14.40/Mcf | $233.31 |
| January 2026 | 18.51 Mcf | $14.22/Mcf | $263.16 |
| February 2026 | 17.50 Mcf | $13.91/Mcf | $243.43 |
| March 2026 | 10.04 Mcf | $14.21/Mcf | $142.71 |
| April 2026 | 5.90 Mcf | $14.56/Mcf | $85.92 |
| May 2026 | 2.80 Mcf | $15.93/Mcf | $44.54 |
| June 2026 | 2.32 Mcf | $17.68/Mcf | $41.10 |
| July 2026 | 2.03 Mcf | $18.76/Mcf | $38.09 |
| August 2026 | 1.72 Mcf | $20.13/Mcf | $34.66 |
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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 ($20.13 in August 2026). The winter price, $14.23 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in New Jersey?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (24.1¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $15.26 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $28.24. Gas is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in New Jersey.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010NJ3), residential consumption (N3010NJ2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_SNJ_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.