# How are gas prices in your area? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2022, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568 "2022-03-06T15:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/461 "2025-12-16T23:50:45Z")
The station where I buy gas was $3.06 two days ago, and today it’s $3.00. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/462 "2025-12-17T04:26:32Z")
$2.849/gallon at the cheap station near my house in Chicago (proper). ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/463 "2025-12-17T04:28:05Z")
In the last year, the wholesale price of gas has gone down 10-15%, while the average retail price of gas has only gone down 2-3%. By comparison, the price of WTI oil has dropped 26-28%. There is no direct throughline from the price of oil to the retail price of gas. Frustrating, but true. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/464 "2025-12-17T04:53:27Z")
I filled up for $2.86/gal tonight in the suburbs just west of O’Hare airport. The bigger news was that it was about 35F which is 25 degrees warmer than it was this past weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/465 "2025-12-17T05:53:53Z")
I don’t normally as a habit pay super close attention to gas prices, but the last week or so has been so volatile I’ve definitely noticed it. For several weeks now we’ve been hovering around $2.50 a gallon, about a week ago it jumped up to $3 a gallon only within the last few days for it to drop back to $2.50 and currently it’s sitting at about $2.30. This is in central Michigan. That’s the lowest it’s been in a very long time. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/466 "2025-12-17T14:31:35Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > In the last year, the wholesale price of gas has gone down 10-15%, while the average retail price of gas has only gone down 2-3%. By comparison, the price of WTI oil has dropped 26-28%. There is no direct throughline from the price of oil to the retail price of gas. Frustrating, but true. Yeah, well aware of that. Oil markets rallied after Trump’s announcement, then fell back a bit, but the day is still early. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/467 "2025-12-18T00:10:47Z")
Most stations near me (S.E. Texas) are in the $2.21 - $2.25 per gallon range, though there are some outliers that are a full 20 cents more. Yesterday I, and my nearly full tank, passed a Buc-ees on I-45 that had gas for $1.93! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/468 "2025-12-18T03:27:42Z")
$2.19.9 at Costco in Murfreesboro, TN. StG ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/469 "2026-01-06T23:42:58Z")
My wife texted me: ‘$2.59 for gas in Lynden.’ 😲 I need to ask her where that station is! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/470 "2026-01-07T01:36:18Z")
Travel data point; Was in Ft. Lauderdale over the weekend, filled at $2.89 in Hallandale Beach. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/471 "2026-01-07T02:50:53Z")
$2.64 today in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/472 "2026-01-07T03:58:27Z")
$2.24.9 at Costco in Middle TN. Up from $2.04.9 last week. Still not complaining. StG ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/473 "2026-01-07T04:15:48Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Travel data point; Was in Ft. Lauderdale over the weekend, filled at $2.89 in Hallandale Beach. That was the most recent statewide cycling target (8 days ago), so you were pretty certain of finding a significantly cheaper station, esp. if you had the luxury of being able to wait a few days. On Gasbuddy I see several around $2.45 along route 441. I went to the Buc’ees 20 miles south of here (NW of St. Augustine) 4 days ago, $2.38 regular/$3.18 for the premium my car needs. About the only remaining chains which have reg./prem. spreads significantly smaller than a dollar are Buc’ees and Walmart, which is what I’ll be using for my drive back. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/474 "2026-01-07T04:18:05Z")
My local Costco has Reg for $2.24 adn Premium for $2.89. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/475 "2026-01-09T12:06:34Z")
Wholesale went up 8 cents yesterday (apparently the idiots doing the trading only now realized the impact of dft’s Venezuelan Adventure); the delay means said increase should hit your pumps on Monday (stations rarely do anything on the weekends), so top off as soon as you can. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/476 "2026-01-09T16:21:55Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > My local Costco has Reg for $2.24 adn Premium for $2.89. I just filled up at costco in Indianapolis for about the same price. I forget the exact price, but it was around $2.25/gallon ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/477 "2026-01-09T16:25:20Z")
The “normal” price for 87 octane in the West Lafayette, IN area has been just under $3.00 lately. With a Kroger grocery store max. discount of $1.00, I have been getting a gallon of 87 octane for ~$2.00 at the grocery store pump in Dec 2025. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/478 "2026-01-09T19:12:17Z")
> [@Limmin](#): > > The “normal” price for 87 octane in the West Lafayette, IN area has been just under $3.00 lately. About the same in suburban Chicago, I filled up for $2.89/gal earlier in the week. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/479 "2026-01-11T22:39:22Z")
$2.12 in Ohio.. They must have gotten the regional refinery repaired to get prices back down. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/480 "2026-01-11T22:45:20Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > About the same in suburban Chicago, I filled up for $2.89/gal earlier in the week. In my area, in west suburban Cook County, it’s now at $2.95 for regular (87); that’s the first time in recent memory it’s been under $3. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=25)