Exchange cage
You swap your tank for a pre-filled one. The tank is typically filled to 15 lb, but you pay the flat “20 lb tank” price. Convenient, open late — and the most expensive way to buy propane per gallon.
The lowest verified price we can show you right now
Sorted first, labelled honestly. This is a real, sourced data point — not an average and not a “typical” price.
Refill vs. exchange, in 30 seconds
Refill station
An attendant fills a standard 20 lb tank to capacity — about 4.7 gallons — and you pay per gallon. You keep your tank and get roughly a third more propane than an exchange tank holds.
Why the gap matters
A $1/gal spread between stations is worth about $4–$5 on every 20 lb fill. Propane is a repeat purchase — monthly to seasonal for grills, heaters, RVs and forklifts — so the spread adds up over a year.
Read the full refill vs. exchange math →
How prices are labelled on this site
A $/gal price with a named source and a verification date. Prices visibly age after 30 days and drop to “last reported” after 90 days.
A price a visitor says they paid. Published clearly labelled reported by a visitor, unconfirmed until it is verified.
The station refills tanks, but no price is published and none has been verified. We say “call for today's price” — we never fill the gap with an invented number.
Browse by state
California
Our model market is Shasta County, where a local tracker lists 18 refill stations and 13 refill prices across Anderson, Redding, Cottonwood, Bella Vista and surrounding communities — every price with a “last verified” date. That is the standard this site follows nationally.
Florida
U-Haul is the one major chain that publishes a live per-gallon price for each location. Orlando-area location pages listed $3.95–$4.25/gal in Oct 2026. We show that as a labelled range and explain how to check your own location.
Launch coverage is deliberately limited. We would rather publish a few prices we can source than hundreds we cannot. Coverage grows city by city — see the methodology and honest coverage note.
Guides
- Refill vs. exchange: the 15 lb vs. 20 lb math
- What does it cost to fill a 20 lb propane tank?
- Tank recertification & expiry, explained
- RV propane refill: what to know before you go
- Forklift propane refill basics for small fleets
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