Average gas bill in Texas
$67a month, on average
$801 over the 12 months September 2025 – August 2026 for a typical residential natural gas customer: total spending divided by 5,308,705 customers (2024 count).
In context
- Previous 12 months
- $778(+3.0%)
- U.S. average
- $1,023 (−21.7%)
- Gas used per year
- 35.1 Mcf ≈ 364 therms
- Latest price (Aug 2026)
- $36.84/Mcf
- Last winter’s price
- $19.50/Mcf $1.88/therm
18th lowest yearly gas bill of 51 states and D.C.
Month by month
The winter months (November–March) made up 62% of the year’s gas spending. The highest bill was $144 in January 2026; the lowest $38 in September 2025.
Show the numbers
| Month | Gas per customer | Price | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.13 Mcf | $33.29/Mcf | $37.51 |
| October 2025 | 1.48 Mcf | $30.78/Mcf | $45.58 |
| November 2025 | 2.50 Mcf | $25.73/Mcf | $64.44 |
| December 2025 | 5.72 Mcf | $19.31/Mcf | $110.46 |
| January 2026 | 8.75 Mcf | $16.47/Mcf | $144.07 |
| February 2026 | 5.31 Mcf | $18.74/Mcf | $99.47 |
| March 2026 | 3.15 Mcf | $24.61/Mcf | $77.47 |
| April 2026 | 1.92 Mcf | $26.91/Mcf | $51.67 |
| May 2026 | 1.35 Mcf | $30.48/Mcf | $41.10 |
| June 2026 | 1.37 Mcf | $31.89/Mcf | $43.56 |
| July 2026 | 1.27 Mcf | $34.30/Mcf | $43.59 |
| August 2026 | 1.13 Mcf | $36.84/Mcf | $41.69 |
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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 ($36.84 in August 2026). The winter price, $19.50 per Mcf for Nov 2025 – Mar 2026, is closer to what each extra unit of heat costs.
Gas or a heat pump in Texas?
At last winter’s gas price and this year’s electricity rate (16.0¢ per kWh), heat from a 90%-efficient gas furnace costs $20.91 per million Btu and from a heat pump with a seasonal COP of 2.5 about $18.79. The heat pump is the cheaper heat here at current prices. Compare every fuel in Texas.
Source and method
U.S. Energy Information Administration: residential natural gas price (series N3010TX3), residential consumption (N3010TX2) and number of residential consumers (NA1501_STX_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.