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U.S. residential bulk propane price

$2.67

U.S. residential propane

Source-stated

Unit / scope
U.S. residential propane $2.674/gal for the week ending 2026-03-30.
Data period
Week ending 2026-03-30
Source
U.S. Energy Information AdministrationUnited States — EIA residential propane survey
Last verified
2026-09-06

This is EIA’s residential bulk propane fuel price per gallon, not the cost to buy or install a tank.

How to use this figure

Use this page to price residential bulk propane gallons at the last EIA weekly price CostMage extracted, including after EIA pauses the heating-season survey.

  1. Read the week ending 2026-03-30 before treating $2.674 as current. EIA does not collect this residential series all year.
  2. Enter gallons of fuel. The total is gallons times that price.
  3. Compare a dealer’s per-gallon fuel price in the gap box. Tank purchase and installation are not part of the rate.

What the result means

One hundred gallons at $2.674 is $267.40. That is fuel only. A summer quote can differ because this series was not collected then.

A comparison that stays on this source

Heating oil uses a different EIA survey and a different price. Do not paste one into the other.

If the number looks wrong

  • A tank quote that includes equipment will not match this fuel total.
  • PADD or state averages were not extracted, so they are not selectable.

This is not the cost to buy or set a tank, and it is not a HomeCost installation guide.

Record last verified 2026-09-06. That date is the record’s verification stamp, not a claim that a market price is unchanged today.

Official unit price: the headline is a published series observation. Any total is quantity × that sourced rate.

High evidence confidence

High evidence confidence is an internal CostMage evidence-quality score (80 of 100). It describes source strength and extract completeness, not the probability that a quoted figure matches your bill.

Labels: 75–100 high, 60–74 moderate, below 60 limited. The number is not a probability that the cost is correct.

Estimator

gallons × official residential propane price

Source basis: EIA residential propane $2.674/gal week ending 2026-03-30

The total below is a CostMage calculation from sourced inputs. It is not a figure the publisher printed as your bill or quote.

CostMage calculation

$267.40

  • Quantity100
  • Sourced unit rate$2.674

Your unit price against this sourced rate

Type a unit price you already have, such as a line on a bill or a station sign. The sourced rate above stays locked. Nothing is sent off this page.

Enter a non-negative unit price to see the gap.

Same sourced rate at other quantities

These rows multiply the sourced unit rate already used above. They do not look up another price.

  • Half the entered quantity (50)$133.70
  • Entered quantity (100)$267.40
  • Double the entered quantity (200)$534.80
  • Seasonal national average.

What this figure covers

Included
U.S. residential propane $2.674/gal for the week ending 2026-03-30.
Excluded
Tank purchase, installation, PADD-level invented averages, and off-season weeks EIA did not collect.

Worked example

CostMage calculation: 100 gallons × $2.674/gal = $267.40 using the EIA residential propane price.

Sourced observations

Sourced cost observations for U.S. residential bulk propane price
What was publishedFigureClaim kindNote
U.S. residential propane$2.67Source-statedSeasonal series. Not tank-install cost.

Sources

CostMage shows what the source published. Derived figures are labeled. We do not claim partnership with these publishers.

  1. Source 1 · Tier 1 · SAFE FACTUAL USE

    Weekly U.S. residential propane price

    Publisher
    U.S. Energy Information Administration
    Published / dated
    2026-03-30
    Data period
    Week ending 2026-03-30
    Last verified by CostMage
    2026-09-06

    $2.674/gal. Next weekly release 2026-10-07.

  2. Source 2 · Tier 1 · SAFE FACTUAL USE

    Heating Oil and Propane Update

    Publisher
    U.S. Energy Information Administration
    Published / dated
    2026-03-30
    Data period
    2025/26 heating season close
    Last verified by CostMage
    2026-09-06

    Same seasonal survey as heating oil.

What changes the cost

  • Heating-season demand
  • Region (PADD)
  • Dealer vs residential posted price

Methodology

Gallons × official EIA residential propane price. PADD/state values may be cited from the same table later; they are not invented here.

Limitations

  • Weekly collection pauses in the off-season.
  • This is fuel price, not tank purchase or installation.
  • Excludes some local taxes depending on EIA series notes.

Questions

Is this the cost to install a tank?

No. This page is the EIA residential fuel price. Tank installation was not validated as a national typical.

Why is the series dated March if I am reading it later?

EIA pauses weekly residential propane collection after the heating season. CostMage keeps the last official weekly observation instead of inventing a summer price.

Is this the same as heating oil?

No. Propane and heating oil are separate EIA surveys. Do not substitute one price for the other.

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