Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Houston, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of September 5.

Houston by the numbers
- Gas current price: $2.71
--- Texas average: $2.77
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.4%)
- Year change: -$0.18 (-6.2%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.68 (6/11/22)

- Diesel current price: $3.13
- Week change: -$0.00 (-0.1%)
- Year change: -$0.10 (-3.0%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.24 (6/19/22)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Lubbock, TX: $2.66
#2. Lawton, OK: $2.70
#3. Hattiesburg, MS: $2.70

Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.

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#5. Santa Rosa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.78

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#4. Salinas, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.78

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#3. Napa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.83

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#2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.91

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#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI

- Regular gas price: $5.00