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Gas prices tumble in State of Ohio, Youngstown among lowest in Mahoning Valley

Gas prices tumble in State of Ohio, Youngstown among lowest in Mahoning Valley.
Gas prices tumble in State of Ohio, Youngstown among lowest in Mahoning Valley. Getty Images

Gas prices are 14 cents lower in Northeast Ohio this week at $2.640 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends

Lower gas prices continue as the new year begins with the national average falling a penny over the past week to $2.81. This is the lowest national average in the past five years. Cheaper crude oil prices and supply increases are contributing to the decrease in gasoline prices. Today’s national average is 16 cents less than a month ago and 25 cents less than a year ago.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate fell by nine cents to settle at $57.32 a barrel. U.S. crude oil inventories are about 4% below the five-year average for this time of year.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station stayed the same this past week at 38 cents.

Northeast Ohio Averages

Today: $2.640

One Week Ago: $2.783

One Year Ago: $3.135

Record Price Date: 6/13/2022

Record Price: $5.036

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas: $2.503 Alliance $2.629 Ashland $2.623 Ashtabula $2.664 Aurora $2.712 Chesterland $2.668 Cleveland $2.645 Elyria $2.621 Independence $2.522 Lorain $2.686 Lyndhurst $2.461 Massillon $2.675 Mentor $2.736 New Philadelphia $2.386 Niles $2.750 Norwalk $2.709 Oberlin $2.681 Parma $2.727 Ravenna $2.670 Solon $2.804 Willard $2.576 Youngstown

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are Hawaii ($4.41), California ($4.26), Nevada ($3.87), Washington ($3.84), Alaska ($3.54), Oregon ($3.40), District of Columbia ($3.16), Vermont ($3.04), New York ($3.03), and Arizona ($3.02).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Oklahoma ($2.23), Iowa ($2.34), Colorado ($2.35), Arkansas ($2.40), Texas ($2.41), Kansas ($2.42), Wisconsin ($2.42), Mississippi ($2.45), Missouri ($2.46), and Louisiana ($2.46).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (53 cents), Alaska (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), South Carolina (43 cents), Tennessee (43 cents), New Jersey (43 cents), Alabama (43 cents), and California (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (26 cents), Wyoming (27 cents), Missouri (28 cents), Nebraska (29 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Vermont (32 cents), Utah (32 cents), Maryland (32 cents), Iowa (32 cents), and New Mexico (34 cents).