RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Last week, Tennesseans saw about a 7-cent rise in gas prices. This week, GasBuddy reports the Volunteer State has seen an 8.2 cents fall in the price per gallon for gas since last week, averaging $3.00 per gallon today. GasBuddy surveys 3,821 stations in Tennessee to calculate the average price. Prices in Tennessee are 24.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 24.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
According to the AAA auto club, gas prices in Rutherford County are lower than about 50% of the counties across the state, averaging $2.98 on Monday morning. Wilson and Bedford Counties are the only surrounding counties that have cheaper gas today. South of Murfreesboro, the average price of regular unleaded fuel is $2.96 in Bedford County. North of Murfreesboro in Wilson County, the average price is running $2.94 per gallon. West of the 'Boro, Williamson County has the highest priced gas in the state at $3.48 per gallon for regular unleaded. Northwest of Rutherford County sits Nashville, where the average gallon of regular unleaded is $3.13 per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 7.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.38/g today. The national average is down 32.8 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 40.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
Historical gas prices in TN and the U.S. average going back 10-years:
- November 6, 2022: $3.25/g (U.S. Average: $3.78/g)
- November 6, 2021: $3.12/g (U.S. Average: $3.41/g)
- November 6, 2020: $1.83/g (U.S. Average: $2.10/g)
- November 6, 2019: $2.33/g (U.S. Average: $2.64/g)
- November 6, 2018: $2.50/g (U.S. Average: $2.72/g)
- November 6, 2017: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.54/g)
- November 6, 2016: $2.05/g (U.S. Average: $2.21/g)
- November 6, 2015: $2.01/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g)
- November 6, 2014: $2.70/g (U.S. Average: $2.94/g)
- November 6, 2013: $3.09/g (U.S. Average: $3.22/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
- Chattanooga- $2.84/g, down 10.8 cents per gallon from last week's $2.95/g.
- Nashville- $3.09/g, down 10.1 cents per gallon from last week's $3.20/g.
- Huntsville- $2.99/g, down 6.0 cents per gallon from last week's $3.05/g.
DIESEL: GasBuddy reports the national average price of diesel has fallen 6.6 cents in the last week and stands at $4.38 per gallon. In Tennessee, the average price of diesel is sitting at $4.10 per gallon today. Last Month, it was priced at $4.26 per gallon.
