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1 / 5#5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.83
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 November 9.
Santa Cruz by the numbers
- Gas current price: $5.83
--- California average: $5.74
- Week change: -$0.09 (-1.6%)
- Year change: +$1.19 (+25.7%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.50 (6/14/22)
- Diesel current price: $8.38
- Week change: -$0.17 (-2.0%)
- Year change: +$3.15 (+60.2%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $8.75 (10/17/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Fayetteville, NC: $3.03
#2. Goldsboro, NC: $3.07
#3. Wilmington, NC: $3.09
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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2 / 5#4. Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.86
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3 / 5#3. San Diego, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.86
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4 / 5#2. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.92
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5 / 5#1. Bakersfield, CA
- Regular gas price: $5.97
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