^ Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Boston increased -2.12 percent. [Read More]
Natural Gas Usage in Boston
^ Boston residents used an estimated 1,409 million cubic feet of natural gas in December 2023. [Read More]
Natural Gas Customers in Boston
^ There are an estimated 168,854 residential natural gas customers in the city of Boston. [Read More]
Natural Gas Rates in Boston, MA
Residential Natural Gas Rates in Boston
Residential natural gas prices in Boston, MA (based on Massachusetts data) averaged $22.16 per thousand cubic feet in December 2023. This average rate was approximately 71.3% more than the U.S. average rate of $12.94 per thousand cubic feet for residential customers in the most recent month with data. [1]
Year over year, the average residential natural gas rate in Boston increased -2.12 percent, from $22.64 per thousand cubic feet in December 2022 to $22.16 per thousand cubic feet in December 2023. [1]
*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Industrial Natural Gas Rates in Boston
Boston, MA industrial natural gas prices in December 2023 (based on Massachusetts data) averaged $15.78 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 244.5% more than the average rate of $4.58 per thousand cubic feet in the United States overall in the most recent month with data. [1]
Year over year, the average industrial natural gas rate in Boston decreased 9.93 percent, from $17.52 per thousand cubic feet in December 2022 to $15.78 per thousand cubic feet in December 2023. [1]
*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Natural Gas Usage in Boston, MA
Boston Natural Gas Customers
An estimated 1,790,157 residential consumers use natural gas in Massachusetts, which is approximately 2.5% of the total number of residential natural gas consumers in the United States overall. [2]
Boston: There are an estimated 168,854 residential natural gas customers in the city of Boston. [3]
Residential Natural Gas Consumption in Boston
Residential natural gas usage in Massachusetts in December 2023 was 14,942 million cubic feet, or approximately 2.3% of the total residential consumption in the U.S. of 655,796 million cubic feet that month. [1]
Boston residents used an estimated 1,409 million cubic feet of natural gas in December 2023, or about 9 percent of the overall usage in Massachusetts that month. [3]
More Massachusetts Natural Gas Statistics
Massachusetts Industrial Natural Gas Consumers
Industrial Natural Gas Consumers in MA
An estimated 11,823 industrial consumers use natural gas in Massachusetts, which is about 6.5% of the total number of industrial natural gas consumers in the United States. [2]
Industrial natural gas consumers in the state of Massachusetts (as a whole) pay approximately 244.5% more than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall. [1]
Boston (Massachusetts) is a city in Suffolk County with a population of approximately 617,594. [4]
Boston, MA Natural Gas
To learn more about natural gas rates in Boston, MA, or for more resources related to natural gas in Boston, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.