Massachusetts Gas Pain — Week of 2026-05-18
Source: EIA MA state weekly retail.
For the week of 2026-05-18, drivers in Massachusetts paid $4.45/gal — ranked #24 of 50 by price.
Week-over-week
Week of 2026-05-18 vs the prior week: +6.01% (+$0.25/gal).
Prices in Massachusetts jumped notably this week. Possible drivers: regional refinery maintenance, demand spikes, or PADD-level supply shifts.
Vs national average
National average that week: $4.49/gal. Massachusetts was 0.9% below that benchmark.
What a fill-up cost
At $4.45/gal:
- 15-gal tank: $66.72
- 20-gal tank: $88.96
- 100-mile drive in a 25 MPG car: $17.79
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Methodology: weekly EIA retail series — state-level where EIA publishes it, otherwise the PADD regional average mapped to state via U.S. Census state→PADD lookup. Crowdsource data (where available) layers on top via the per-ZIP local report.