Average gas bill for a 2-bedroom apartment
The average gas bill for a 2-bedroom apartment in the U.S. is about $45 a month, for about 29 therms of natural gas, in apartments that pay their own gas bill. That's a BillAverage estimate based on EIA data.
Updated · EIA data
- vs. the average U.S. home
- 47% less
- Average U.S. home with gas
- $85/mo
BillAverage estimate based on EIA data: typical use for this home type among homes paying their own gas bill (EIA's 2020 home energy survey), scaled to average use per gas customer and priced at the average residential price, July 2025 to June 2026. How we estimate by home size
By state
Estimated monthly gas bill for a 2-bedroom apartment in each state, highest first.
| State | Est. bill | Per therm |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $84 | $2.54 |
| Alaska | $83 | $1.31 |
| New York | $76 | $1.80 |
| Georgia | $64 | $2.12 |
| Rhode Island | $62 | $2.07 |
| Vermont | $62 | $1.77 |
| Ohio | $60 | $1.48 |
| New Hampshire | $60 | $1.98 |
| Connecticut | $58 | $1.63 |
| Maine | $57 | $1.84 |
| District of Columbia | $56 | $1.70 |
| Pennsylvania | $55 | $1.54 |
| New Jersey | $54 | $1.42 |
| Illinois | $54 | $1.15 |
| Delaware | $53 | $1.77 |
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| State | Est. bill | Per therm |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | $52 | $1.10 |
| Virginia | $51 | $1.73 |
| Missouri | $49 | $1.64 |
| Maryland | $47 | $1.62 |
| West Virginia | $46 | $1.47 |
| Hawaii | $46 | $5.48 |
| Minnesota | $45 | $1.09 |
| Kansas | $43 | $1.54 |
| Indiana | $42 | $1.18 |
| Wisconsin | $41 | $1.15 |
| Arkansas | $41 | $2.19 |
| Washington | $41 | $1.74 |
| Kentucky | $40 | $1.57 |
| Oklahoma | $38 | $1.49 |
| North Dakota | $38 | $0.98 |
| North Carolina | $37 | $1.62 |
| Nebraska | $36 | $1.22 |
| Mississippi | $34 | $1.69 |
| Wyoming | $34 | $1.26 |
| Texas | $34 | $2.19 |
| Iowa | $34 | $1.12 |
| Oregon | $32 | $1.68 |
| Tennessee | $31 | $1.29 |
| South Carolina | $30 | $1.62 |
| South Dakota | $30 | $1.03 |
| Alabama | $29 | $1.78 |
| California | $28 | $2.14 |
| Colorado | $25 | $1.12 |
| Louisiana | $25 | $1.67 |
| Utah | $24 | $1.07 |
| Florida | $24 | $2.46 |
| New Mexico | $22 | $0.91 |
| Montana | $20 | $0.89 |
| Idaho | $18 | $0.77 |
| Arizona | $18 | $1.95 |
| Nevada | $17 | $1.08 |
BillAverage estimate based on EIA data. Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential natural gas, 12 months to the latest complete month for each state.
Other home sizes
Questions
- What is the average gas bill for a 2-bedroom apartment?
- About $45 a month in the U.S., for apartments that pay their own gas bill. That's our estimate: a 2-bedroom apartment uses about 29 therms a month (EIA's 2020 home energy survey, scaled to today's average use), at the U.S. average price over the 12 months to June 2026.
- Is gas included in rent for apartments?
- Often. In many buildings with a central boiler, heat and hot water are in the rent, so tenants see no gas bill or only a small one for cooking. These estimates are for apartments that pay their own gas bill.
- Why is my gas bill so much higher in winter?
- Heating uses far more gas than cooking or hot water, so bills in the coldest months are often two to four times the summer bill. Each state's page shows its winter and summer averages.