State fuel market
Weekly average from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, week of November 2, 2026. Below: where this sits in its 52-week range, what the price is made of, and what actually moves this market.
The U.S. oil price has risen $13.60 a barrel over the past month. Gas prices usually catch up within 2 to 4 weeks, as fuel made from that oil reaches stations.
Our reading of the last 52 weeks of EIA data for this market. Updated when EIA publishes its weekly survey each Tuesday morning.
At $4.104 a gallon, Massachusetts is toward the high end of its past-year range. The cheapest week of the last year was $2.793 in January 2026; the most expensive was $4.448 in May 2026. Over the past four weeks the price has moved down 4.6%, and up 1.1% over three months.
Week-to-week, this market is among the most volatile fuel markets in the US — prices vary by 16.0% around their own average, against a typical US regional figure of roughly 5–7%.
Massachusetts is currently $0.049 below the national average. Its typical gap over the past year has been $0.062 below the nation, so the current gap is about normal for this region.
Ranked by pump price. Click a region to view its dashboard.
| # | Region | Regular ↑ | vs others | vs last wk | Mid | Prem | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ | Texas | $3.578 | -0.054 | $4.10 | $4.44 | — | |
| 2 | Gulf Coast | $3.636 | -0.066 | $4.17 | $4.51 | $5.91 | |
| 3 | Lower Atlantic | $3.695 | -0.137 | $4.19 | $4.57 | $5.81 | |
| 4 | Florida | $3.791 | -0.226 | $4.27 | $4.60 | — | |
| 5 | East Coast | $3.936 | -0.086 | $4.45 | $4.85 | $6.03 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | $4.017 | -0.129 | $4.39 | $4.97 | — | |
| 7 | Colorado | $4.068 | -0.390 | $4.46 | $4.83 | — | |
| 8 | Ohio | $4.090 | -0.290 | $4.67 | $5.26 | — | |
| 9 | Midwest | $4.102 | -0.167 | $4.58 | $5.20 | $6.40 | |
| 10 | Massachusettsyou | $4.104 | -0.041 | $4.75 | $5.14 | — | |
| 11 | New England | $4.145 | -0.054 | $4.79 | $5.16 | $6.42 | |
| 12 | U.S. National Average | $4.153 | -0.116 | $4.76 | $5.16 | $6.29 | |
| 13 | Rocky Mountain | $4.213 | -0.245 | $4.57 | $4.89 | $6.45 | |
| 14 | New York | $4.217 | -0.032 | $4.73 | $5.15 | — | |
| 15 | Central Atlantic | $4.232 | -0.019 | $4.75 | $5.11 | $6.49 | |
| 16 | West Coast outside California | $4.771 | -0.097 | $5.19 | $5.43 | $6.58 | |
| 17 | Washington | $5.095 | -0.108 | $5.42 | $5.63 | — | |
| 18 | West Coast | $5.296 | -0.121 | $5.77 | $5.94 | $7.27 | |
| ↑ | California | $5.748 | -0.140 | $6.07 | $6.20 | $8.08 |
Gasoline is made from crude oil, so oil prices lead pump prices by a few weeks. Prices are in dollars per barrel (42 gallons). Traders call the U.S. price WTI and the world price Brent.
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| Crude oil | $2.552 | 62% | U.S. oil (WTI) at $107.17 a barrel ÷ 42 gallons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal tax | $0.184 | 4% | 18.3¢ excise plus a 0.1¢ storage-tank fee, unchanged since 1993 |
| State excise tax | $0.240 | 6% | 32nd highest total state burden in the US |
| Other state taxes & fees | $0.036 | 1% | Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund Delivery fee: $343.93 per 10k load ($0.034393/gal). |
| Everything else | $1.093 | 27% | refining, distribution and retail margin |
Tax accounts for 11% of the pump price here — 46.0¢ a gallon, state and federal combined. The “everything else” row is a residual, not a measured margin: it also absorbs local-option taxes and the gap between spot crude and what refiners actually paid for their feedstock weeks earlier. See our methodology for how each row is derived.
New England has no refineries whatsoever, and in winter its fuel supply competes directly with home heating demand.
Massachusetts is supplied through harbour terminals at Boston and Providence and via the northern reach of the pipeline network from New York Harbor. Every gallon is imported into the region.
There are no operating refineries anywhere in New England. The region is entirely dependent on outside supply.
Reformulated gasoline is required across the state, limiting which outside refineries can supply it.
Winter weather forecasts for their effect on distillate, and New York Harbor product inventories.
Across the line in New Hampshire, state tax is 3.8¢ a gallon lower, which is $0.57 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus MA | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 23.8¢ | −3.8¢ | −$0.57 |
| New York | 24.2¢ | −3.4¢ | −$0.51 |
| Connecticut | 25.0¢ | −2.6¢ | −$0.38 |
| Massachusetts | 27.6¢ | — | — |
| Vermont | 31.3¢ | +3.7¢ | +$0.56 |
| Rhode Island | 41.1¢ | +13.6¢ | +$2.03 |
See the full Massachusetts gas tax breakdown or price a trip with the Massachusetts fuel cost calculator.