How Do Gas Prices in the Berkshires Compare to Massachusetts?

AAA usually gives a pretty good look at where gas prices are, where they’ve been, and where they are going. Another price finder service that I often look at is GasBuddy. I’ll occasionally hit up the app on my phone to get the latest prices reported by local residents right here in Berkshire County.

According to a press release from GasBuddy today, Massachusetts gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $3.02/g today. GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,830 stations in Massachusetts shows that the price has been unchanged versus a month ago and stands 91.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Massachusetts is priced at $2.44/g today while the most expensive is $4.19/g, a difference of $1.75/g. The lowest price in the state today is $2.44/g while the highest is $4.19/g, a difference of $1.75/g.

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The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.18/g today. The national average is up 3.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.02/g higher than a year ago.

Although prices are fairly steady recently, the year price historically over the last 10 years, shows that prices have been on the decline from $3.76 per gallon in August of 2011 to $2.10 per gallon in August 2020 (See Below).
August 9, 2020: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.16/g)
August 9, 2019: $2.67/g (U.S. Average: $2.65/g)
August 9, 2018: $2.88/g (U.S. Average: $2.87/g)
August 9, 2017: $2.33/g (U.S. Average: $2.36/g)
August 9, 2016: $2.10/g (U.S. Average: $2.12/g)
August 9, 2015: $2.60/g (U.S. Average: $2.60/g)
August 9, 2014: $3.56/g (U.S. Average: $3.47/g)
August 9, 2013: $3.70/g (U.S. Average: $3.56/g)
August 9, 2012: $3.68/g (U.S. Average: $3.66/g)
August 9, 2011: $3.76/g (U.S. Average: $3.64/g)

Prices look to be up a bit this year. Looking at prices locally on GasBuddy today, I’m seeing prices between $2.93 (Pittsfield) and $3.13 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.

LOOK: See how much gasoline cost the year you started driving

To find out more about how has the price of gas changed throughout the years, Stacker ran the numbers on the cost of a gallon of gasoline for each of the last 84 years. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (released in April 2020), we analyzed the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline from 1976 to 2020 along with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for unleaded regular gasoline from 1937 to 1976, including the absolute and inflation-adjusted prices for each year.

Read on to explore the cost of gas over time and rediscover just how much a gallon was when you first started driving.