Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Houston, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of October 5.
Houston by the numbers
- Gas current price: $3.87
--- Texas average: $3.91
- Week change: -$0.05 (-1.2%)
- Year change: +$1.21 (+45.3%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.68 (6/11/22)
- Diesel current price: $5.78
- Week change: -$0.07 (-1.3%)
- Year change: +$2.65 (+84.8%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.90 (9/23/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Albany, GA: $3.61
#2. Lafayette, IN: $3.63
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.63
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.

#5. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.56

#4. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.57

#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.58

#2. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.58

#1. Santa Rosa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.60








