Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Austin-San Marcos, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of August 29.

Austin by the numbers
- Gas current price: $2.87
--- Texas average: $2.80
- Week change: +$0.17 (+6.2%)
- Year change: -$0.11 (-3.6%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.70 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $3.30
- Week change: +$0.19 (+6.1%)
- Year change: +$0.01 (+0.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.31 (5/10/22)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $2.58
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $2.61
#3. Corpus Christi, TX: $2.62

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

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#5. Salinas, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.76

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#4. Santa Rosa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.78

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#3. Napa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.84

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

- Regular gas price: $4.90

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#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI

- Regular gas price: $5.00