Most Expensive Places To Heat A Home

St. Louis is Number 9

Average heating cost: $1,058.72
Residents using heating oil: 0.6%
Residents using natural gas: 68.3%
Residents using propane: 5.1%
Residents using electricity: 24.5%

Midwestern utilities generally offer natural gas more than heating oil, and this translates to lower natural gas prices due to higher capacity. In St. Louis, almost no one relies on heating oil, though high electricity consumption costs households quite a bit.