RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Average gasoline prices in Tennessee have risen 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.23/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 3,821 stations in Tennessee. Prices in Tennessee are 11.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 1.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
In Rutherford County, the average price at the pump for regular unleaded is $3.26 per gallon, which is .12-cents higher than prices last Monday. Currently, prices in Rutherford County are tied with neighboring Cannon County and .2-cents cheaper than Wilson County, according to AAA – the Auto Club. South of Murfreesboro in Bedford County, the average price of gas is sitting at $3.22 per gallon. The highest average price for fuel in the state is once again only one county away in neighboring Williamson County. There, the price at the pump for regular unleaded is $3.61 per gallon. North of Brentwood and Franklin in nearby Nashville, the average price for a gallon of gas is $3.36 (regular).
Historical 10-Year Look at Gas Prices in TN and the U.S. Average:
- April 29, 2023: $3.22/g (U.S. Average: $3.58/g)
- April 29, 2022: $3.88/g (U.S. Average: $4.16/g)
- April 29, 2021: $2.66/g (U.S. Average: $2.89/g)
- April 29, 2020: $1.50/g (U.S. Average: $1.75/g)
- April 29, 2019: $2.60/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g)
- April 29, 2018: $2.59/g (U.S. Average: $2.81/g)
- April 29, 2017: $2.14/g (U.S. Average: $2.38/g)
- April 29, 2016: $2.03/g (U.S. Average: $2.20/g)
- April 29, 2015: $2.36/g (U.S. Average: $2.56/g)
- April 29, 2014: $3.51/g (U.S. Average: $3.70/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
- Chattanooga- $3.19/g, up 6.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.12/g.
- Nashville- $3.30/g, up 4.8 cents per gallon from last week's $3.25/g.
- Huntsville- $3.24/g, down 1.5 cents per gallon from last week's $3.25/g.
DIESEL: The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.98 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. Today, diesel is selling for $3.73 per gallon in the Volunteer State, which is .2-cents less than prices recorded last Monday and .4-cents cheaper than prices 30-days ago. Around this time last year, diesel was selling for an average price of $3.85 per gallon in Tennessee.
