Home heating costs by city
Estimated annual space-heating cost for a typical 2,000 sq ft home with average insulation. Canadian cities are in CAD, US cities in USD. Pick a city for monthly costs, size tables and a calculator.
Canada (CAD)
| City | Heat pump | Gas | Oil | Propane | Baseboard | Cheapest |
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| Calgary, AB | $2,408 | $1,032 | $5,728 | $3,792 | $6,103 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Edmonton, AB | $2,500 | $1,052 | $5,906 | $3,910 | $6,045 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Halifax, NS | $1,763 | $2,382 | $5,718 | $3,220 | $4,634 | Heat pump |
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| Moncton, NB | $1,638 | $2,366 | $7,071 | $3,535 | $4,127 | Heat pump |
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| Montreal, QC | $774 | $1,525 | $6,390 | $3,294 | $1,919 | Heat pump |
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| Ottawa, ON | $1,363 | $1,106 | $6,421 | $3,338 | $3,366 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Saskatoon, SK | $2,526 | $1,182 | $6,815 | $4,415 | $5,551 | Natural gas furnace |
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| St. John's, NL | $1,468 | — | $6,608 | $3,563 | $3,904 | Heat pump |
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| Toronto, ON | $1,070 | $945 | $5,275 | $2,644 | $2,893 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Vancouver, BC | $666 | $924 | $4,525 | $2,234 | $1,978 | Heat pump |
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| Winnipeg, MB | $1,485 | $935 | $6,926 | $4,331 | $3,205 | Natural gas furnace |
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United States (USD)
| City | Heat pump | Gas | Oil | Propane | Baseboard | Cheapest |
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| Albuquerque, NM | $576 | $567 | $2,116 | $1,436 | $1,689 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Anchorage, AK | $2,894 | $1,405 | $5,171 | $3,217 | $7,214 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Atlanta, GA | $344 | $675 | $1,310 | $1,000 | $1,066 | Heat pump |
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| Austin, TX | $200 | $413 | $766 | $544 | $643 | Heat pump |
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| Baltimore, MD | $811 | $941 | $2,420 | $2,027 | $2,345 | Heat pump |
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| Boise, ID | $628 | $652 | $2,748 | $1,759 | $1,779 | Heat pump |
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| Boston, MA | $1,706 | $1,462 | $2,917 | $2,438 | $4,782 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Charlotte, NC | $420 | $714 | $1,541 | $1,329 | $1,279 | Heat pump |
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| Chicago, IL | $965 | $841 | $2,967 | $1,297 | $2,628 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Columbus, OH | $875 | $937 | $2,844 | $1,684 | $2,446 | Heat pump |
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| Dallas, TX | $277 | $512 | $1,038 | $737 | $872 | Heat pump |
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| Denver, CO | $912 | $829 | $3,040 | $1,635 | $2,550 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Detroit, MI | $1,265 | $866 | $3,193 | $1,764 | $3,428 | Natural gas furnace |
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| El Paso, TX | $322 | $567 | $1,191 | $845 | $1,000 | Heat pump |
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| Fairbanks, AK | $5,274 | $1,833 | $6,981 | $4,344 | $9,739 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Fresno, CA | $733 | $657 | $1,274 | $792 | $2,289 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Houston, TX | $196 | $409 | $754 | $535 | $633 | Heat pump |
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| Indianapolis, IN | $835 | $713 | $2,923 | $1,671 | $2,309 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Jacksonville, FL | $186 | $553 | $737 | $861 | $603 | Heat pump |
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| Kansas City, MO | $697 | $1,086 | $2,680 | $1,353 | $1,931 | Heat pump |
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| Las Vegas, NV | $301 | $540 | $1,114 | $693 | $939 | Heat pump |
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| Los Angeles, CA | $428 | $484 | $787 | $490 | $1,415 | Heat pump |
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| Louisville, KY | $558 | $795 | $2,159 | $1,431 | $1,610 | Heat pump |
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| Memphis, TN | $355 | $484 | $1,550 | $1,136 | $1,074 | Heat pump |
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| Milwaukee, WI | $1,287 | $902 | $3,468 | $1,684 | $3,405 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Minneapolis, MN | $1,381 | $1,027 | $3,749 | $1,910 | $3,421 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Nashville, TN | $439 | $586 | $1,883 | $1,380 | $1,305 | Heat pump |
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| New Orleans, LA | $151 | $395 | $741 | $503 | $489 | Heat pump |
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| New York City, NY | $1,164 | $995 | $2,508 | $2,061 | $3,342 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Oklahoma City, OK | $426 | $684 | $1,852 | $998 | $1,265 | Heat pump |
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| Omaha, NE | $779 | $863 | $2,932 | $1,336 | $2,064 | Heat pump |
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| Philadelphia, PA | $842 | $844 | $2,331 | $1,763 | $2,412 | Heat pump |
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| Phoenix, AZ | $142 | $334 | $553 | $344 | $464 | Heat pump |
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| Pittsburgh, PA | $1,067 | $995 | $2,863 | $2,165 | $2,961 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Portland, OR | $628 | $908 | $2,294 | $1,428 | $1,896 | Heat pump |
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| Sacramento, CA | $822 | $733 | $1,431 | $890 | $2,572 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Salt Lake City, UT | $708 | $942 | $2,869 | $1,643 | $1,971 | Heat pump |
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| San Antonio, TX | $208 | $423 | $794 | $564 | $667 | Heat pump |
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| San Diego, CA | $477 | $518 | $875 | $545 | $1,573 | Heat pump |
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| San Francisco, CA | $853 | $771 | $1,530 | $952 | $2,750 | Natural gas furnace |
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| San Jose, CA | $688 | $655 | $1,230 | $765 | $2,211 | Natural gas furnace |
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| Seattle, WA | $565 | $834 | $2,546 | $1,584 | $1,703 | Heat pump |
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| St. Louis, MO | $598 | $976 | $2,354 | $1,189 | $1,696 | Heat pump |
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| Tampa, FL | $86 | $321 | $354 | $413 | $289 | Heat pump |
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| Tucson, AZ | $215 | $461 | $824 | $513 | $691 | Heat pump |
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| Virginia Beach, VA | $464 | $718 | $1,704 | $1,475 | $1,403 | Heat pump |
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| Washington, DC | $712 | $877 | $2,118 | $1,714 | $2,086 | Heat pump |
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| Wichita, KS | $666 | $810 | $2,392 | $1,186 | $1,889 | Heat pump |
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