How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week

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August 22, 2025
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How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of August 22.

Santa Cruz by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.62
--- California average: $4.52
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.2%)
- Year change: -$0.17 (-3.6%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.50 (6/14/22)

- Diesel current price: $5.29
- Week change: -$0.00 (-0.0%)
- Year change: +$0.12 (+2.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.11 (6/16/22)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Lubbock, TX: $2.60
#2. Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS: $2.61
#3. Wichita Falls, TX: $2.62

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

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#5. Salinas, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.73
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#4. Santa Rosa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.76
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#3. Napa, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.79
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#2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA

- Regular gas price: $4.87
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#1. Lihue (Kauai), HI

- Regular gas price: $5.01
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