# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/121 "2022-05-19T23:28:13Z")
I’m visiting family in northeastern New York this week. Gas is hovering just below five dollars a gallon. The only exception is Sam’s Club where it’s $4.78. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/122 "2022-05-19T23:29:19Z")
$5.15 in the western suburbs of Chicago. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/123 "2022-05-19T23:43:05Z")
$4.45 in central New Hampshire. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/124 "2022-05-19T23:53:02Z")
This will show you what wholesale prices are doing almost real time. Changing the timeframe on the chart to 5D is more useful than 1D. [CL.1 | Crude Oil WTI (NYM $/bbl) Front Month Overview | MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/future/crude%20oil%20-%20electronic) If you really want to be a smartipants, the gas stations change prices _fairly_ quickly but not immediately. If you see there’s a _big_ move up in futures in one day, that will likely be reflected in higher pump prices the next day, so don’t delay if you need to fill up. Conversely, it there’s a large drop in futures, wait 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/125 "2022-05-20T00:09:23Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > $4.45 in central New Hampshire. I wish it was that “cheap” in my area, also in NH: the only two stations within 5 miles of here are $4.67 and $4.77 for regular. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/126 "2022-05-20T00:20:25Z")
I just looked at Gas Buddy and the cheapest nearby is 4.69; most places are closer to 5.00. Last week, we were on the west coast and gas there was a dollar or more higher. AND they charged 20 cents a gallon more if you paid with credit. I’m more used to seeing credit the same as cash, or maybe 10 cents more. I remember a few years back, when gas last spiked to over 4.00 a gallon, the news reports were saying that credit card companies were making a killing because of the increased purchasing. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/127 "2022-05-20T00:25:27Z")
$4.19 up in northern WI - that was 3 days ago when I last looked. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/128 "2022-05-20T00:44:39Z")
Southern PA, near the MD line, (east of Gettysburg): Regular: $4.70 Mid: $5.10 Premium: $5.50 Diesel: $6.30 Over on the MD side of the line, where I filled up today: Regular: $4.60 Mid: $4.90 Premium: $5.20 Diesel: $6.00 PA is typically about 20 to 30 cents higher due to our stupidly high gas taxes. The two gas stations are about 4 mi apart. I filled up in MD this morning on my way to work. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/129 "2022-05-20T00:48:14Z")
I was driving through Plymouth NH on Route 25 earlier Today— one place had gas 4.79 and two others 4.69. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/130 "2022-05-20T01:15:09Z")
Sam’s today was $4.24. Most other stations were $4.24-$4.29. I didn’t pass Costco, so I don’t know the price there, where it’s generally cheaper than Sam’s. Murfreesboro, TN. StG ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/131 "2022-05-20T01:42:27Z")
I haven’t seen New Zealand in this thread, so for those ‘suffering’ from prices above $5 per gallon, all I can say is… you don’t know how lucky you are. NZD 3.12/l at current exchange rates works out at around USD **18.47/g** which explains why I walk the mile to work and back. Being remote brings some advantages but cheap fuel ain’t one of them. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/132 "2022-05-20T02:25:32Z")
WHOA! 😱 ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/133 "2022-05-20T15:49:04Z")
$4.09 this morning in SE Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/134 "2022-05-20T15:59:30Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > NZD 3.12/l at current exchange rates works out at around USD **18.47/g** which explains why I walk the mile to work and back. You’ve got the exchange rate upside down. A Kiwi is worth 64 US cents. So that’s about **$7.50 per gallon**. It’s still a lot, obviously - but at least, since a much greater proportion of the price is tax, which tends to be fixed per liter rather than a percentage of the price, you are less sensitive in percentage terms to increases in the wholesale price of oil. Prices are similar in the U.K. and Europe, also in the region of $7.50 per gallon. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/135 "2022-05-20T16:02:40Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > Being remote brings some advantages but cheap fuel ain’t one of them. Dude. You’re on an island. Where’re ya gonna drive anyway? 🤡 ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/136 "2022-05-20T16:06:44Z")
Up to $4.89 in Syracuse. Was $4.59 last Saturday and $4.79 last night! They keep raising it daily and sometimes a few times a day. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/137 "2022-05-20T16:29:12Z")
Currently in Arlington VA, between US$4.48 and $4.68 per US gallon. Next week may be able to report from San Juan PR. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/138 "2022-05-20T19:54:10Z")
Hmmmm. My math says $3.12 /l NZD is about $8.00 US per gallon. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/139 "2022-05-21T02:06:04Z")
🤭 Good grief, I’m an idiot for not spotting that. My only defence: it _seems_ like it’s costing that at the moment… ---
**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:** [May 21, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568/140 "2022-05-21T16:40:41Z")
$4.759 yesterday afternoon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-gas-prices-in-your-area/960568.md?page=8)