# 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:** 40
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/781 "2026-09-16T20:31:24Z")
$4.59 for regular and $6.10 for diesel here in MT. I hope the farmers realize who is doing this to them. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/782 "2026-09-16T21:56:46Z")
At least beef farmers have an idea of why they aren’t in happy good times, but does that mean they wouldn’t vote for Trump yet again if they could? Nope. Pay attention to the last three paragraphs of this article. Wouldn’t want those socialists to come in and muck things up! > **[Ranchers’ loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/sep/12/ranchers-loyalty-to-trump-wavers-as-some-bristle-o/)** > > RAMSAY, Mont. – Rancher Barry McCoy has watched with dismay as cattle prices dropped over the last two months amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/783 "2026-09-16T22:11:18Z")
My sister filled up this morning at a Buc-ee’s for $3.48/gal. Most stations near me are in the $3.59 - $3.79 range now, up 30 cents in two weeks. Southeast Texas ---
**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:** [September 16, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/784 "2026-09-16T22:24:09Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Update from west suburban Chicago: after hovering around $4.50 a gallon for some weeks, it’s now between $4.69 and $4.79. I just drove past a station, about two miles from my house: a BP which is usually a bit more expensive than other stations in the area, probably because it’s the only station within a one-mile radius. It’s at $4.99 for regular. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/785 "2026-09-16T22:28:37Z")
$4.99 as of yesterday. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/786 "2026-09-16T22:34:07Z")
$5.90 ($5.75 cash) is the cheapest in San Luis Obispo, CA. My little 13 gallon tank took $75 to fill. Diesel is going for north of $8. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/787 "2026-09-17T02:25:56Z")
I’ve seen it as high as $4.50 but I just bought some for $3.70. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/788 "2026-09-17T02:43:34Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Diesel is going for north of $8 I just saw that average price for diesel is $8.19pg in California. Oof. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/789 "2026-09-17T03:20:49Z")
Driving around today there was news report on the radio about where to find the lowest priced gas (in a spread-out metro area of ~9 million). The absolute lowest of the low was $5.37/gal, cash only. Near me it’s $6.29. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/790 "2026-09-17T23:50:01Z")
My local Costco - $3.69. Most local stations - $4.19 I do dog rescue transport, and it gets expensive when gas prices are high. StG ---
**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:** [September 17, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/791 "2026-09-17T23:52:21Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Update from west suburban Chicago: after hovering around $4.50 a gallon for some weeks, it’s now between $4.69 and $4.79. The two gas stations which are a couple of blocks from my house both raised their prices by 10c earlier today. Two days later, every station in my area is at $4.89 to $4.99. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/792 "2026-09-18T00:40:31Z")
I noticed gas prices today, since I was doing my weekly or alternating week drive in ICE mode for the PHEV. Here in Colorado Springs, representative stations (not the highest, nor Costco) ran between $4.19-$4.39 for unleaded, with diesel being about $2 more per gallon, though tending to the lower end of the range around $6.19. I’m really appreciating my long electrical range on my PHEV and the otherwise high gas milage (in town today it was just a smidge over 53 MPG), but I’m not looking forward to the 1300 (650 each way) mile roadtrip we have planned in 3 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/793 "2026-09-18T01:51:22Z")
Tallahassee, FL $3.89-$3.99 today. Last week I paid $3.74 (with member discount - regular price was $3.79). I actually can’t remember ever seeing anything over $4, for some weird reason that seems to be a red line around here although I can see it coming… ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/794 "2026-09-18T14:34:36Z")
The state average is $4.33 now, tho yes there are often areas in a given state with much lower prices, and the Florida Panhandle does indeed look cheaper on the Gasbuddy map. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/795 "2026-09-18T15:58:24Z")
$111.11 for 21 gallons of premium just now in Bozeman (Costco). ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/796 "2026-09-18T16:02:45Z")
Diesel fuel in Chicagoland as of today, 9/18, is an appalling $6.37 a gallon. A trucker on the news last night said that his rig carries 100 gallons and that it is costing him almost $1500 for a complete fill up. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/797 "2026-09-18T16:45:52Z")
I think someone’s math is off. Last I knew, 6.37x100 was 637, not $1400-something. Here in the Sacramento area, that per-gallon price would be a bargain. $8/gallon is getting increasingly common. In gasoline, it’s very difficult to get below $5.50-ish/gallon. When we bought the Dart that’s now primarily mine since DH got his Jeep, we had no idea it was FlexFuel, but we’re currently considering that major good fortune, since E85 is still running mostly below $3/gallon (some stations are over that, but a good locator app can help with that). ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/798 "2026-09-18T17:27:28Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > I think someone’s math is off. Last I knew, 6.37x100 was 637, not $1400-something. My bad, he said he had TWO 100 gallon tanks, one on each side. I’m sorry I was unclear about that. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/799 "2026-09-18T17:28:52Z")
Oh. I still think his math’s a tad shaky (more like 1200-1300, my man) but nowhere near as horrible. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/800 "2026-09-23T00:08:30Z")
And please mention the area, either generally or specifically. In San Antonio a gallon of gas ranges from $3.90 to $4.00. From what I saw driving around today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=41)