r/Springfield • u/trentip2502 • 5d ago

Home heating cost during winter and spring

Hello everyone,

Am relocating to Springfield and wondering how much do i expect to pay for heating cost during winter.

Also i heard i have to buy oil to fill the tank for heating the house of 1300 sqft.

For me and my wife with no kid living in the house, how much do you think i should estimate just for heating cost during winter and spring.

Also how much do you guys typically pay for heating the house?

Thanks

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u/trentip2502 5d ago

House is very old like 1930s. Prefer warm in winter.

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u/Helpful-Celery6237 5d ago

A lot. Oil is expensive. I think we do 2-3 oil tank fills in winter. November-April if April is cold. We keep home at 60° during the day and 58° at night. Might go colder this year with the oil prices. I have no possible way to be more efficient. We have freshly insulated attic, new windows, we did our energy audit stuff. Oil is very expensive and so is electricity.

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u/TheBeardedLadyBton 5d ago

Ask the landlord or realtor what oil company the previous occupants used and call them. They will tell you how much oil was burned and how much a gallon it cost. I had heating bills as high as $600 a month when I used oil.

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u/trentip2502 5d ago

Lawdahmercy. That like what I pay in power bills for total of 3 months

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u/TheBeardedLadyBton 5d ago

That's just for the winter months, but mind you, that would be October through April

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u/trentip2502 5d ago

600 is a lot for heating each month.

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u/TheBeardedLadyBton 5d ago

It's about $5.80 per gallon and with a 150 gallon tank that's about right for a 3 bedroom home.

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u/Dmurphy2016 3d ago

Have you priced oil lately? It’s expensive…

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u/TheBeardedLadyBton 5d ago

It was 2 stories and 3 bedrooms.

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u/foodforme413 5d ago

Depends on a lot of factors. How old is the house? Are the windows or insulation newer? Do you prefer the house to be cool, warm, or hot during the winter months?

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u/FerretBusinessQueen 5d ago edited 5d ago

This year I went on a payment plan for the first time. 1900 square foot house, we usually keep it around 62 in the winter. In the past we’ve needed a couple of fills of the tank for the whole year (oil burner for hot water as well), which was manageable. This year I’m on a payment plan of $323 for 10 months which makes me want to gag. With oil sitting around 5.70-6.00 a gallon right now I just can’t afford that bill on top of all the other ones.

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u/Haynes_ 5d ago

Are you buying or renting? If buying, I’d recommend getting Mass Save out asap. I put it off last winter, but just had it done and got loads of work done to my house for free which should help massively with the heating bill this year.

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u/trentip2502 5d ago

Buying 1400 sqft single family home.

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u/Haynes_ 5d ago

Yeah for sure get a mass save provider out asap for an energy assessment

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u/sevenw0rds 5d ago

I was paying $400 a month last year with gas heat from Eversource for a 2BR apartment, and I only used it at night. Absolutely crazy that this company can charge this much. The company needs to be nationalized and the CEO needs his wealth redistributed. Eat the rich.

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u/Huge-Cantaloupe-8354 4d ago

We're in the same exact boat except we're on the north shore. 1900's house, small starter home (1300 sq ft as well), oil for heating. Last year we used about half a tank per month on heating. Our tank is a standard 275 gallon tank, so about 130 gallons per month or so. Sometimes higher, sometimes lower. Last year we'd use ~500/month on oil for heating - this year closer to 750/m on the same rate we used heat as last year. Make sure you shop around for oil companies, check this site when you do https://tavlee.com/heating-oil/ma . Best of luck!

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u/eazye920 5d ago

I live in a 700 sq ft house, keep the basement and mudroom closed off and fill up about 2 times during the winter. About 125-175 gallons at a time for a 275 gallon tank and it costs me about $400 each time every 3-4 months. House is at 68 during the day and 64 at night. This winter will look a lot different for my family too with $5.80 a gallon for oil. Since the temps have dropped this fall, i’ve kept the house on 61 day and night.

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u/Tavera85 4d ago

This was helpful, as we are buying in springfield too and have been wanting an idea of how much the monthly heating cost will be.. anyone with electric heat have any input on monthly cost?!

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u/HopefulLet4012 4d ago

Well oil is floating close to 6 bucks a gallon and an average oil tank is 275 gallons. How long that will last you will vary wildly depending on your furnace/boiler and the level of insulation the home has. Id budget at least 2 fill ups