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.
- 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.