250 Gallon Propane Tank Cost: Buy, Install & Refill

The cost of a 250-gallon propane tank, from the prices sellers actually publish: Chimney Cricket lists the tank alone at $2,964 (Florida). We found no published installed price for this size. Filling it costs about $538 for 200 usable gallons at the EIA national average of $2.69/gal (week ending October 19, 2026).

Tank and install prices checked October 20, 2026.

Latest EIA residential propane price

Source: EIA SHOPP residential propane survey. Week ending 19 October 2026. Refreshed 22 October 2026.

250-Gallon Tank: Published Prices

Most propane dealers quote tanks and installs privately, so these are the published listings we could read, each named with its seller and region. They are list prices, not a national average.

Tank only, new

$2,964

Arcosa 250-gallon above-ground ASME tank, 30 in diameter. Free shipping in Florida; freight quoted elsewhere.

Source: Chimney Cricket

Installed

Not published

We found no seller that lists an installed 250-gallon price. Tankfarm lists 120-gallon ($2,444) and 500-gallon (from $5,587) above-ground packages but no 250.

Source: Tankfarm

Trenching for the gas line

$240 + $12/ft

Tankfarm's published trenching rate on its own installs (CT, MA, RI, parts of NH): a base fee plus a per-foot charge.

Source: Tankfarm

Renting instead

Set by each supplier

Example: Polk-Burnett (Wisconsin) publishes a $100 a year rental fee for a 250-gallon tank ($50 for 120 gallons, $200 for 500), charged only if deliveries fall below half the tank's capacity in a year (2025-26 fee schedule).

Source: Polk-Burnett

Refill at national avg ($2.69/gal)

$538 (200 gal)

EIA residential average. Range $330 (North Dakota) to $986 (Florida).

Source: EIA

An installed price is the tank plus delivery, setting, the regulator, the gas line, any trenching and the permit. Ask every quote to list those separately, so you can compare like for like.

250-Gallon Tank Specs

Manchester Tank, rev. 4/11/2025	30 in diameter, 7 ft 10 in long, 3 ft 4 3/16 in tall, 457 lb empty
Arcosa (Chimney Cricket listing)	30 in diameter, 31 in high
Usable propane (filled to 80%)	200 gallons
Weight full	About 840 lb of propane (200 gal at roughly 4.2 lb/gal) plus the tank
Setback, above-ground (NFPA 58)	10 ft from buildings and buildable adjoining property lines

Spec sources: Manchester Tank above-ground spec sheet, Chimney Cricket listing. Local codes can add to the NFPA 58 setbacks.

When 250 Gallons is the Right Choice

A 250-gallon tank holds 200 usable gallons, so the sum is simple: your annual gallons divided by 200 is roughly how many full deliveries a year you need.

250 fits when: Propane runs the water heater, the range, a dryer or a fireplace rather than the whole house, a cabin is used part of the year, or the yard is tight: at 7 ft 10 in long it fits where a 500-gallon tank will not.

Look at 500 gallons when: Propane heats the house, so a winter month would take a large share of the 200 usable gallons. For scale, Chimney Cricket lists the 500-gallon tank alone at $5,058 against $2,964 for 250 gallons. 500-gallon tank cost

To price a top-up from your gauge reading, use the fill-up calculator; for every tank size side by side, see tank sizes.

How We Priced This

Tank and install prices are list prices read from each seller's own page on October 20, 2026: Chimney Cricket and Tankfarm. The rental example is from Polk-Burnett's fee schedule (2025-26 edition, rev. 10-25). Fill costs are 200 gallons times the EIA weekly residential propane price and update when EIA publishes. We do not average listings into a national range, because one or two sellers in one or two regions are not a national sample. Prices change; the seller's page is the current word.

250-Gallon Tank FAQ

How much does a 250-gallon propane tank cost?

Published prices checked October 20, 2026: Chimney Cricket in Florida lists an Arcosa 250-gallon above-ground ASME tank, tank only, at $2,964 (free shipping in Florida, freight quoted elsewhere). We found no seller that publishes an installed price for a 250-gallon tank. For scale, Tankfarm, which installs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and parts of New Hampshire, lists complete above-ground install packages at $2,444 for 120 gallons and from $5,587 for 500 gallons, and does not list a 250. Most dealers quote privately, so get written quotes. Filling it is separate: 200 usable gallons at the EIA national average of $2.69/gal (week ending October 19, 2026) is about $538.

How much does it cost to fill a 250-gallon propane tank?

A 250-gallon tank is filled to 80%, so a fill from empty is 200 gallons. At the EIA national residential average of $2.69/gal (week ending October 19, 2026) that is about $538. In the cheapest state EIA reports (North Dakota, $1.65/gal) it is about $330; in the most expensive (Florida, $4.93/gal) about $986. Most deliveries top up a tank sitting at 20-30%, so the usual bill is smaller.

Is a 250-gallon tank big enough for whole-home heating?

Check it against your own use. Divide 200 usable gallons by the gallons you burn in your coldest month; your supplier's delivery history shows that number. If the answer is well under two months, you will be scheduling winter deliveries often and risk running low in a cold snap, and a 500-gallon tank, which holds 400 usable gallons, halves the number of fills. Where propane only runs a water heater, a range or a dryer, monthly use is far lower and a 250 is usually ample.

What are the dimensions of a 250-gallon propane tank?

Manchester Tank's current above-ground 250-gallon tank is 30 inches in diameter, 7 ft 10 in long and 3 ft 4 3/16 in tall, and weighs 457 lb empty (spec sheet rev. 4/11/2025). Chimney Cricket lists the Arcosa 250-gallon tank at 30 inches in diameter and 31 inches high. Add about 840 lb for 200 gallons of propane at roughly 4.2 lb per gallon. Under NFPA 58, an above-ground tank of 125 to 250 gallons water capacity must sit at least 10 feet from buildings and from a line of adjoining property that can be built on.

How long does a 250-gallon propane tank last?

Divide 200 usable gallons by what you burn. A household burning 50 gallons a month empties a full tank in about four months; one burning 15 gallons a month for water heating and cooking gets more than a year. Your supplier's delivery history shows your own monthly use, and that is the number to plan with.

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