Heating costs in the United States
For an 860 sq ft home with the national median climate, a gas boiler costs about $697 a year and a heat pump about $721.
gas boiler
$697
per year
heat pump (COP 3)
$721
per year
Heating need and cost by region
| Region | Degree days | Gas boiler / year | Heat pump / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,152 | $309 | $201 |
| Alaska | 5,162 | $956 | $1,619 |
| Arizona | 635 | $182 | $102 |
| Arkansas | 1,567 | $546 | $240 |
| California | 916 | $205 | $291 |
| Colorado | 2,808 | $530 | $514 |
| Connecticut | 2,683 | $659 | $701 |
| Delaware | 2,144 | $841 | $428 |
| District of Columbia | 2,094 | $729 | $580 |
| Florida | 180 | $45 | $29 |
| Georgia | 1,203 | $556 | $204 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1 | $0 |
| Idaho | 2,927 | $461 | $417 |
| Illinois | 2,819 | $635 | $581 |
| Indiana | 2,582 | $653 | $469 |
| Iowa | 2,915 | $752 | $530 |
| Kansas | 2,156 | $571 | $356 |
| Kentucky | 2,128 | $830 | $313 |
| Louisiana | 692 | $183 | $95 |
| Maine | 3,246 | $1,379 | $1,112 |
| Maryland | 2,140 | $583 | $488 |
| Massachusetts | 2,826 | $955 | $919 |
| Michigan | 3,032 | $663 | $744 |
| Minnesota | 3,627 | $689 | $665 |
| Mississippi | 1,025 | $381 | $158 |
| Missouri | 2,195 | $761 | $375 |
| Montana | 3,777 | $580 | $627 |
| Nebraska | 2,712 | $758 | $392 |
| Nevada | 1,369 | $238 | $186 |
| New Hampshire | 3,142 | $717 | $926 |
| New Jersey | 2,354 | $499 | $618 |
| New Mexico | 1,988 | $277 | $350 |
| New York | 2,360 | $697 | $721 |
| North Carolina | 1,508 | $541 | $240 |
| North Dakota | 3,797 | $1,202 | $539 |
| Ohio | 2,630 | $632 | $544 |
| Oklahoma | 1,582 | $749 | $250 |
| Oregon | 2,375 | $591 | $403 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,499 | $764 | $580 |
| Rhode Island | 2,605 | $652 | $783 |
| South Carolina | 1,099 | $356 | $185 |
| South Dakota | 3,208 | $611 | $518 |
| Tennessee | 1,663 | $400 | $238 |
| Texas | 843 | $327 | $143 |
| Utah | 3,100 | $418 | $440 |
| Vermont | 3,624 | $1,282 | $921 |
| Virginia | 1,848 | $606 | $348 |
| Washington | 2,605 | $692 | $406 |
| West Virginia | 2,350 | $611 | $409 |
| Wisconsin | 3,339 | $653 | $691 |
| Wyoming | 3,327 | $989 | $512 |