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Average gas bill in New Mexico

What a typical New Mexico home with natural gas pays each month, in winter and in summer, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Updated · EIA data

Typical home with gas in New Mexico12 months to September 2025
Average monthly gas bill$48About 53 therms a month at $0.91 per therm
Lowest stateNevada $36Highest stateAlaska $181
Winter bill, Dec–Feb
$90/mo
Summer bill, Jun–Aug
$30/mo

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential natural gas use and prices, October 2024 to September 2025, and residential customers, 2024. Bill and use per home are our calculation. How we calculate this

By home size

  • Studio or 1-bedroom apartment$21/mo
  • 2-bedroom apartment$22/mo
  • 3-bedroom house$52/mo
  • Large house, 2,500+ sq ft$76/mo

BillAverage estimate based on EIA data, for homes that pay their own gas bill: typical use for each home type in the West (EIA's 2020 home energy survey), scaled to New Mexico's average use and priced at $0.91 per therm.

Is your bill higher than this?

Gas bills here swing from about $30 a month in summer (June to August) to about $90 in winter (December to February), when heating runs.

Homes with gas service use about 53 therms a month, 2% less than the U.S. average of 54, and pay about $0.91 per therm ($9.39 per thousand cubic feet), 42% lower than the U.S. average.

Gas prices here from July to September 2025 were 17% higher than in the same months a year earlier.

About 82% of New Mexico homes use natural gas at all, according to EIA's 2020 home energy survey. The rest use electricity or other fuels and have no gas bill.

New Mexico gas bills by month

New MexicoU.S. average
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Average bill per residential gas customer each month, our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

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Questions

What is the average gas bill in New Mexico?
$48 a month over the 12 months to September 2025, for homes with natural gas service. That's our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on residential gas use, prices and customers.
How much is a gas bill in winter in New Mexico?
About $90 a month from December to February, when heating runs, compared with about $30 a month from June to August.
How much does natural gas cost per therm in New Mexico?
About $0.91 per therm ($9.39 per thousand cubic feet) on average over the 12 months to September 2025, including delivery charges. The U.S. average was $1.57 per therm.
Are gas bills in New Mexico higher than average?
No. $48 a month is below the U.S. average of $85, 46th highest of the 50 states and D.C..