Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Austin-San Marcos, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of August 10.

Austin by the numbers
- Gas current price: $3.52
--- Texas average: $3.54
- Week change: -$0.02 (-0.5%)
- Year change: +$0.83 (+30.8%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $4.70 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $4.92
- Week change: -$0.14 (-2.8%)
- Year change: +$1.71 (+53.1%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $5.43 (4/9/26)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.17
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.22
#3. Clarksville, IN: $3.25

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

#5. Bakersfield, CA

- Regular gas price: $5.70

#4. San Francisco, CA

- Regular gas price: $5.72

#3. Salinas, CA

- Regular gas price: $5.72

#2. Lihue (Kauai), HI

- Regular gas price: $5.81

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

- Regular gas price: $5.86