Natural Gas Prices for Homes
The average US city price of piped utility gas was $1.700 a therm in September 2026, down 1.4 cents (0.8%) from August 2026, and 5.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since June 2026. The record is $1.819 a therm, set in January 2023. Five years earlier, in September 2021, it was $1.302 — an increase of 30.6% since then.
Natural gas (utility): average US price per therm
Average Price: Utility (Piped) Gas per Therm in U.S. City Average (APU000072620). Monthly, not seasonally adjusted.
Average price by year
| Year | Average | vs prior year | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (9 mo) | $1.700 | — | $1.749 | $1.676 |
| 2025 (11 mo) | $1.624 | — | $1.701 | $1.552 |
| 2024 | $1.428 | -2.2% | $1.522 | $1.369 |
| 2023 | $1.460 | -7.6% | $1.819 | $1.371 |
| 2022 | $1.580 | +26.6% | $1.739 | $1.409 |
| 2021 | $1.247 | +18.2% | $1.402 | $1.119 |
| 2020 | $1.055 | +1.1% | $1.114 | $1.027 |
| 2019 | $1.044 | -0.3% | $1.082 | $1.019 |
| 2018 | $1.047 | +2.7% | $1.085 | $1.020 |
| 2017 | $1.020 | +10.7% | $1.042 | $0.989 |
| 2016 | $0.921 | -2.5% | $0.972 | $0.877 |
| 2015 | $0.945 | -12.4% | $1.036 | $0.892 |
| 2014 | $1.079 | +7.0% | $1.154 | $1.033 |
| 2013 | $1.009 | +4.5% | $1.038 | $0.994 |
| 2012 | $0.966 | -9.7% | $1.021 | $0.907 |
Show 2011 back to 1980
| 2011 | $1.069 | -2.8% | $1.095 | $1.034 |
| 2010 | $1.099 | -1.9% | $1.161 | $1.059 |
| 2009 | $1.121 | -22.4% | $1.321 | $1.028 |
| 2008 | $1.444 | +14.1% | $1.703 | $1.278 |
| 2007 | $1.265 | -1.3% | $1.299 | $1.207 |
| 2006 | $1.281 | +2.4% | $1.531 | $1.148 |
| 2005 | $1.252 | +19.3% | $1.548 | $1.096 |
| 2004 | $1.049 | +8.4% | $1.154 | $0.992 |
| 2003 | $0.968 | +23.3% | $1.028 | $0.881 |
| 2002 | $0.785 | -16.3% | $0.847 | $0.755 |
| 2001 | $0.938 | +16.8% | $1.150 | $0.763 |
| 2000 | $0.803 | +17.3% | $0.977 | $0.712 |
| 1999 | $0.685 | +0.4% | $0.730 | $0.658 |
| 1998 | $0.682 | -0.7% | $0.705 | $0.668 |
| 1997 | $0.687 | +6.4% | $0.730 | $0.651 |
| 1996 | $0.646 | +4.6% | $0.690 | $0.616 |
| 1995 | $0.618 | -4.8% | $0.645 | $0.600 |
| 1994 | $0.649 | +2.2% | $0.666 | $0.636 |
| 1993 | $0.635 | +6.6% | $0.662 | $0.616 |
| 1992 | $0.596 | -0.3% | $0.623 | $0.567 |
| 1991 | $0.597 | +1.4% | $0.617 | $0.584 |
| 1990 | $0.589 | -0.1% | $0.605 | $0.570 |
| 1989 | $0.590 | +1.3% | $0.597 | $0.584 |
| 1988 | $0.582 | +0.7% | $0.599 | $0.566 |
| 1987 | $0.578 | -3.4% | $0.597 | $0.558 |
| 1986 | $0.599 | — | $0.628 | $0.553 |
| 1985 (11 mo) | $0.632 | — | $0.652 | $0.609 |
| 1984 | $0.647 | -0.0% | $0.661 | $0.635 |
| 1983 | $0.647 | +15.7% | $0.663 | $0.621 |
| 1982 | $0.560 | +19.9% | $0.613 | $0.505 |
| 1981 | $0.467 | +14.9% | $0.500 | $0.426 |
| 1980 | $0.406 | — | $0.427 | $0.381 |
Average of the monthly prices in each calendar year. A year marked with a count is incomplete (the current year, or a month the agency did not publish), so it is not compared.
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What is the average price of natural gas per therm for homes?
The average US city price of piped utility gas was $1.700 a therm in September 2026, down 1.4 cents (0.8%) from August 2026, and 5.4% higher than a year earlier. That is the lowest price since June 2026.
How much has the price of natural gas (utility) changed since 2000?
The average price of piped utility gas was $0.803 a therm in 2000 and $1.428 a therm in 2024 (yearly averages), a change of +78%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series APU000072620). The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects these prices every month in stores across the country while compiling the consumer price index, and publishes the U.S. city average about two weeks after the month ends. Average prices are not seasonally adjusted, and they track a fixed item definition, so they show what a typical shopper paid rather than the cheapest deal. Data checked Nov 6, 5:42 PM ET.