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1 / 5#5. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.40
How gas prices have changed in Santa Maria in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of October 12.
Santa Maria by the numbers
- Gas current price: $6.34
--- California average: $6.31
- Week change: -$0.05 (-0.8%)
- Year change: +$1.70 (+36.5%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.39 (10/2/26)
- Diesel current price: $8.35
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.1%)
- Year change: +$3.25 (+63.7%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $8.41 (9/23/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Henderson, KY: $3.69
#2. Catoosa-Dade-Walker, GA: $3.71
#3. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX: $3.71
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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2 / 5#4. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.45
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3 / 5#3. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.46
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4 / 5#2. Santa Rosa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.50
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5 / 5#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.52
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