# How much does Gas cost in your town?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 27, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754 "2003-06-27T13:59:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/1 "2003-06-27T13:59:10Z")
As mentioned in an MPSIMS thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187722), I’m about to take off across country. My route will take me through Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana, then up north into Alberta, Canada.
I’d like to get a general idea of gas prices in these areas, as well as how much it is all over the country.
Northern Maryland, it seems to run about 1.38 or so per gallon, regular. You?
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### Author:  [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/2 "2003-06-27T14:06:05Z")
Gas in Orlando, Florida costs roughly $1.39 - $1.57 a gallon for regular unleaded
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### Author:  [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/3 "2003-06-27T14:34:31Z")
If you whip across the top of the Beltway as you start your trip, it’s about $1.55 or so.
I may have to look better. I haven’t seen anything at $1.38.
Have a safe trip!
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/4 "2003-06-27T14:42:49Z")
Best in my neck of the woods is $1.41, but you won’t be coming this far south…
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### Author:  [@insomnia4AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insomnia4AM)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/5 "2003-06-27T15:27:21Z")
:eek: At most gas stations in my area, (New Britain, CT) A tank of 87 costs me, are you ready for this? $1.80. It fluctuates so much that I don’t pay attention anymore, but thats what it was this morning.
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### Author:  [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/6 "2003-06-27T15:35:18Z")
South Jersey - Gloucester County
1.32 - 1.38 and they pump it.
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### Author:  [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/7 "2003-06-27T15:40:48Z")
$1.59ish. If you see it cheaper on your way here, buy it.
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### Author:  [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/8 "2003-06-27T15:45:05Z")
Sacramento Ca, if you look hard you can find it for around $1.80
I just got back from Maui where it was about $2.25.
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/9 "2003-06-27T15:48:37Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by insomnia4AM \*
> **At most gas stations in my area, (New Britain, CT) A tank of 87 costs me, are you ready for this? $1.80.**
Tell me you mean $1.80 per _gallon_ and not per tank.
At the moment gas in Madison is running $1.51.9 a gallon.
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### Author:  [@insomnia4AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insomnia4AM)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/10 "2003-06-27T15:55:01Z")
Oops, I ment to say a gallon, thanks **otto**.
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### Author:  [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/11 "2003-06-27T16:02:28Z")
In NEPA, It’s at $1.69 a gallon.
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### Author:  [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/12 "2003-06-27T17:23:23Z")
In Idaho, at least where I live, it’s currently $1.59[sup]9[/sup] at the corner station. It was down to $1.49[sup]9[/sup] and I was hoping the downward trend would continue, but alas, it has been going back up again. ☹
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### Author:  [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/13 "2003-06-27T17:51:05Z")
We’re at 71.9 here in GP, Ginger, but we get 3.5-5 cents off at the pump, so it is really 66.9 or 68.4 depending where you go.
Calgary and Edmonton are mid/low 60s AFAIK. I think Claresholm and Nanton are still about the cheapest in the Province, as per usual.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/14 "2003-06-27T18:38:22Z")
The cheap place (a 76 station) near where I work in Orange County was $1.66 yesterday for regular gas. Here in my neighbourhood in L.A. regular is about $1.80.
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### Author:  [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/15 "2003-06-27T19:38:38Z")
Bay Area - $1.79 at the very cheapest place, $1.85 at the normal
cheap place, more at the national brand stations. This is regular.
My town has about the cheapest gas in the Bay Area also.
I was in Texas last week, and it was in the $1.30s. Made me sick.
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### Author:  [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/16 "2003-06-27T20:08:05Z")
Detroit, Michigan. It was at about $1.65 for a while, but recently droped to $1.56 or so.
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### Author:  [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/17 "2003-06-27T20:15:56Z")
Same with **Johnny L.A.** – tanked up outside of Anaheim yesterday, cheapest was $1.69 a gallon.
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### Author:  [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/18 "2003-06-27T20:16:07Z")
Voyager, where are you finding gas in the BA for $1.79? Do tell, I’ll travel. In Redwood City & surrounding it’s going for about $2.16, and East Bay is $2.07.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/19 "2003-06-27T20:24:34Z")
The lowest in my town (that I’ve seen) is $1.279 as of this morning.
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### Author:  [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-in-your-town/184754/20 "2003-06-27T20:48:19Z")
Midtown Houston - $1.36[sup]9[/sup], $1.46[sup]9[/sup] and $1.56[sup]9[/sup].
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