<p>$3.16 in Florida.</p>
<p>As I read this thread, I am getting very irritated that I live in a state that has much higher gas prices than everywhere else.</p>
<p>We should post how much of that price is taxes. Some states are much higher. In missouri .175 cents per gallon is tax. I believe in California it is double that at least.</p>
<p>Yes California is .395/gallon. So part of the difference is the state and local tax.</p>
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[State</a> Gasoline Tax Rates, 2009-2013 | Tax Foundation](<a href=“http://taxfoundation.org/article/state-gasoline-tax-rates-2009-2013]State”>http://taxfoundation.org/article/state-gasoline-tax-rates-2009-2013)</p>
<p>California is #2 at 48.7 cents/gallon.</p>
<p>Taxes aren’t the whole story, though. For example, FL taxes are 12 cents a gallon higher than my state, but gas is FL is running 20-30 cents per gallon less than my state.</p>
<p>I paid $3.15 today in a suburb east of Cleveland, but gasbuddy told me that I could have saved 10-20 cents a gallon by driving 8 miles away, but considering that it was snowing and that we now have about 4 inches, with more expected, I was fine paying the bit extra!</p>
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<p>Michigan ranked sixth and we’re usually right around country average with prices. </p>
<p>Was under $3 today in Ann Arbor.</p>
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<p>Five whole states got ya beat. [USA</a> and Canada Current Average Gas Prices By City/State/Province - GasBuddy.com](<a href=“http://www.gasbuddy.com/GB_Price_List.aspx?cntry=USA]USA”>US Average Regular Gas Price Comparison by State)</p>
<p>Poor Hawaii.</p>
<p>Where I live in Ca we are probably number 2 on your list.</p>
<p>Florida gas prices include federal, state, and local taxes. When the local gasoline taxes are figured in, most areas of Florida pay over 50 cents to around 54 cents per gallon in gas taxes. The local taxes vary throughout the state. Florida doesn’t have a state personal income tax, so everyone gets hit with sales taxes on most everything but food.</p>
<p>$3.09-$3.11 or so in our area for regular.</p>
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Well, the link I posted shows that FL has 35.5 cents in state and local taxes; add in the 18.4 cent Federal tax and you are at 54 cents.</p>
<p>So that doesn’t explain it why FL gas is so much cheaper than my state (MA). I’m guessing its transportation costs, winter formulation costs, or both.</p>
<p>Competition. I think many of the gas retailers in Florida use gasoline as a leader to get customers into their adjoining convenience stores where they whack you and charge $2.00 for a 25 cent candy bar. Almost all Florida gas stations have convenience stores next to their gas pumps.</p>
<p>Hmm, well, the large majority of gas stations here now have convenience stores as well, although I don’t think in general they are as large as in the South.</p>
<p>General operating costs are probably higher in Mass. than Fl. Too, the refineries are more distant, so transportation costs for delivering gas are higher. Also, Mass. may have fewer gas stations per capita, while Fl might have 2 or 3 stations at busy corners which translates into more competition and lower gas costs to consumers. Lots of variables. If consumers will pay price, gas retailer will charge highest he can get.</p>
<p>The Internet was wrong. Gas is $3.24</p>