Propane Price Per Gallon Today
Two numbers answer "what is propane per gallon today": the US residential retail average, published weekly by EIA and holding through the summer off-season, and the Mont Belvieu wholesale spot, which updates most business days and tells you which way retail is heading.
This is the price a homeowner pays, delivered. It is the last reading of the 2025-2026 heating season; EIA surveys residential propane only October through March, so it stands until the next update (expected October 7, 2026).
A traded NGL benchmark, not a delivered retail price. It is the fastest-moving public signal for where propane is heading.
Today's daily wholesale trend
The Mont Belvieu spot is the one propane price that moves through the off-season. It closed at $0.685 per gallon on August 25, 2026, down 3.8 cents on the week and down 2.5 cents on the month. The residential-to-wholesale spread on the last weekly survey was $1.84 per gallon; that gap covers pipeline transport, terminal storage, tanker-truck delivery, distributor margin, tank rental, and the seasonality risk premium (broken down here).
Why "today's" retail price is last week's survey
Propane is delivered by local dealers, not sold at a posted national rate that ticks over daily. The authoritative public retail figure is the EIA Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Survey, which runs only October through March. From the end of March to early October there is no new residential reading, so the 30 March 2026 value of $2.674 per gallonis the current retail benchmark. Anyone quoting a different daily retail "national" number in the off-season is estimating, not citing a survey. When the survey reopens (expected October 7, 2026), the opening reading has been the cheapest published figure of the season in most of the last dozen years (see the seasonal overlay).
Finding today's price for your area
Your local price today will differ from the national average. In the latest survey, state averages ran from $1.642 (Nebraska) to $4.706 (Florida). Start with your state average, then get local quotes:
- Propane price per gallon by state for all 38 states EIA surveys weekly, each with its own chart.
- Propane prices near me to enter your ZIP and jump to your state benchmark.
- Mont Belvieu spot price for the full daily wholesale series and how it feeds retail.
Propane price today: quick answers
What is the price of propane per gallon today?
The latest published US residential average is $2.674 per gallon (EIA Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Survey, week ending 30 March 2026). EIA does not publish a new residential figure between April and early October, so that reading is the current benchmark through the summer. The freshest daily signal is the Mont Belvieu wholesale spot, $0.685 per gallon on August 25, 2026, which is a market benchmark rather than a delivered retail price. The next weekly residential update is expected October 7, 2026.
Why does today's propane price not change every day?
The headline residential price comes from the EIA weekly survey, which runs only October through March. From the end of March to early October EIA publishes no new residential reading, so the last published value ($2.674 per gallon, week ending 30 March 2026) stands until the survey reopens (expected October 7, 2026). The Mont Belvieu wholesale spot does update most business days and is the best day-to-day read on where retail prices are heading.
Is today a good day to buy propane?
Summer through early autumn is historically the seasonal trough, and many dealers offer summer-fill or pre-buy pricing from July through September before the heating season begins. The daily Mont Belvieu wholesale spot ($0.685 per gallon on August 25, 2026) is a leading indicator: a rising spot into autumn tends to pull retail up when the survey reopens. See the seasonal overlay on our seasonal patterns page before locking a fill date.
Is the propane price the same everywhere today?
No. In the latest EIA weekly survey, state averages ran from $1.642 (Nebraska) to $4.706 (Florida) against the US average of $2.674. Your delivered price also depends on your dealer, tank ownership, and contract type. Start with your state average, then get two or three local quotes.