Pain at the Pump
Which Cities Hurt the Most
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Ordered from most to least expensive.
|
Ranking |
Urban Area |
Avg. $ spent on gas per year - 2 driver household |
Gallons used per driver daily |
Miles driven per driver daily |
Gas cost as pct of family income |
|
1 |
Atlanta GA |
$5,772 |
3.3 gal. |
65.2 mi. |
11.8 % |
|
2 |
Birmingham AL |
$5,464 |
3.2 |
64.7 |
13.3 % |
|
3 |
Orlando FL |
$5,404 |
3.0 |
60.4 |
13.0 % |
|
4 |
Jacksonville FL |
$5,360 |
3.0 |
61.3 |
12.7 % |
|
5 |
Pensacola FL-AL |
$5,173 |
2.9 |
60.6 |
13.2 % |
|
6 |
Raleigh-Durham NC |
$5,066 |
2.9 |
58.3 |
9.9 % |
|
7 |
Nashville-Davidson TN |
$5,033 |
2.9 |
58.5 |
10.8 % |
|
9 |
Cape Coral FL |
$4,890 |
2.6 |
54.7 |
11.1 % |
|
8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA |
$4,890 |
2.3 |
43.4 |
10.7 % |
|
10 |
San Diego CA |
$4,739 |
2.2 |
43.4 |
9.6 % |
|
11 |
Albany-Schenectady NY |
$4,718 |
2.5 |
51.8 |
9.9 % |
|
12 |
San Francisco-Oakland CA |
$4,665 |
2.2 |
43.0 |
7.6 % |
|
13 |
Indianapolis IN |
$4,659 |
2.7 |
54.2 |
9.6 % |
|
14 |
San Jose CA |
$4,613 |
2.2 |
43.3 |
6.7 % |
|
15 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg FL |
$4,597 |
2.6 |
52.0 |
11.0 % |
|
16 |
Richmond VA |
$4,549 |
2.5 |
52.0 |
9.2 % |
|
17 |
St. Louis MO-IL |
$4,529 |
2.7 |
55.1 |
10.0 % |
|
18 |
Charlotte NC-SC |
$4,527 |
2.5 |
50.6 |
8.7 % |
|
19 |
Oxnard-Ventura CA |
$4,519 |
2.1 |
43.1 |
8.1 % |
|
20 |
Riverside-San Bernardino CA |
$4,387 |
2.0 |
39.8 |
10.2 % |
|
21 |
Louisville KY-IN |
$4,340 |
2.5 |
50.3 |
10.6 % |
|
22 |
Little Rock AR |
$4,329 |
2.5 |
52.4 |
10.5 % |
|
23 |
Phoenix AZ |
$4,302 |
2.2 |
43.9 |
9.1 % |
|
24 |
Washington DC-VA-MD |
$4,260 |
2.3 |
44.0 |
7.1 % |
|
25 |
Hartford CT |
$4,256 |
2.3 |
46.7 |
7.7 % |
|
26 |
Seattle WA |
$4,246 |
2.2 |
42.8 |
8.1 % |
|
27 |
Houston TX |
$4,238 |
2.3 |
46.0 |
9.4 % |
|
28 |
New Haven CT |
$4,224 |
2.2 |
46.0 |
8.0 % |
|
29 |
Detroit MI |
$4,218 |
2.4 |
47.7 |
8.5 % |
|
30 |
Bridgeport-Stamford CT-NY |
$4,182 |
2.2 |
43.5 |
6.1 % |
|
31 |
Beaumont TX |
$4,167 |
2.4 |
49.5 |
10.1 % |
|
32 |
Boston MA-NH-RI |
$4,117 |
2.3 |
45.0 |
7.3 % |
|
33 |
Kansas City MO-KS |
$4,111 |
2.5 |
51.9 |
9.3 % |
|
34 |
Memphis TN-MS-AR |
$4,064 |
2.3 |
47.7 |
10.2 % |
|
35 |
Salt Lake City UT |
$4,012 |
2.2 |
45.5 |
10.2 % |
|
36 |
Tucson AZ |
$4,010 |
2.2 |
43.6 |
10.2 % |
|
37 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX |
$4,003 |
2.2 |
43.4 |
8.5 % |
|
38 |
Austin TX |
$3,955 |
2.3 |
45.2 |
7.9 % |
|
39 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
$3,912 |
2.3 |
46.5 |
6.7 % |
|
40 |
Rochester NY |
$3,896 |
2.1 |
43.0 |
8.5 % |
|
41 |
Columbus OH |
$3,884 |
2.2 |
45.6 |
7.9 % |
|
42 |
Baltimore MD |
$3,870 |
2.1 |
41.0 |
6.9 % |
|
43 |
Virginia Beach VA |
$3,859 |
2.1 |
43.0 |
7.1 % |
|
44 |
Toledo OH-MI |
$3,857 |
2.2 |
46.4 |
9.1 % |
|
45 |
Albuquerque NM |
$3,853 |
2.2 |
43.8 |
8.6 % |
|
46 |
Fresno CA |
$3,848 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
9.1 % |
|
47 |
Milwaukee WI |
$3,847 |
2.1 |
43.0 |
7.9 % |
|
48 |
Grand Rapids MI |
$3,841 |
2.2 |
44.8 |
9.1 % |
|
49 |
Tulsa OK |
$3,829 |
2.3 |
47.6 |
9.8 % |
|
50 |
Buffalo NY |
$3,791 |
2.0 |
41.5 |
8.2 % |
|
51 |
Dayton OH |
$3,733 |
2.2 |
45.7 |
8.2 % |
|
52 |
Cincinnati OH-KY-IN |
$3,708 |
2.2 |
43.6 |
8.0 % |
|
53 |
Sacramento CA |
$3,706 |
1.8 |
35.9 |
7.4 % |
|
54 |
San Antonio TX |
$3,655 |
2.1 |
43.3 |
9.7 % |
|
55 |
Oklahoma City OK |
$3,631 |
2.2 |
45.4 |
9.1 % |
|
56 |
Corpus Christi TX |
$3,628 |
2.2 |
45.3 |
9.8 % |
|
57 |
Columbia SC |
$3,609 |
2.1 |
44.2 |
7.7 % |
|
58 |
Sarasota-Bradenton FL |
$3,607 |
2.0 |
40.4 |
8.5 % |
|
59 |
Miami FL |
$3,604 |
2.0 |
38.4 |
9.9 % |
|
60 |
Portland OR-WA |
$3,600 |
1.9 |
38.2 |
8.0 % |
|
61 |
Las Vegas NV |
$3,589 |
1.8 |
37.0 |
8.9 % |
|
62 |
Chicago IL-IN |
$3,572 |
1.9 |
37.9 |
6.9 % |
|
63 |
Providence RI-MA |
$3,568 |
2.0 |
39.6 |
7.5 % |
|
64 |
New York-Newark NY-NJ-CT |
$3,541 |
1.8 |
35.2 |
6.9 % |
|
65 |
Akron OH |
$3,468 |
2.0 |
41.7 |
7.9 % |
|
66 |
Springfield MA-CT |
$3,449 |
1.9 |
39.8 |
7.5 % |
|
67 |
Pittsburgh PA |
$3,434 |
1.9 |
38.8 |
8.0 % |
|
68 |
Colorado Springs CO |
$3,366 |
1.9 |
39.4 |
6.9 % |
|
69 |
Allentown-Bethlehem PA-NJ |
$3,358 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
7.8 % |
|
70 |
Denver-Aurora CO |
$3,332 |
1.9 |
37.8 |
6.5 % |
|
71 |
Bakersfield CA |
$3,309 |
1.5 |
32.1 |
9.4 % |
|
72 |
Philadelphia PA-NJ-DE-MD |
$3,306 |
1.8 |
35.0 |
6.2 % |
|
73 |
Cleveland OH |
$3,301 |
1.9 |
39.1 |
7.6 % |
|
74 |
Honolulu HI |
$3,291 |
1.6 |
32.5 |
6.5 % |
|
75 |
Omaha NE-IA |
$3,259 |
1.9 |
37.9 |
6.7 % |
|
76 |
Charleston-North Charleston SC |
$3,215 |
1.9 |
38.0 |
7.2 % |
|
77 |
Spokane WA |
$3,125 |
1.7 |
35.3 |
8.2 % |
|
78 |
Salem OR |
$2,972 |
1.6 |
32.8 |
7.4 % |
|
79 |
Eugene OR |
$2,965 |
1.5 |
31.8 |
7.6 % |
|
80 |
Boulder CO |
$2,839 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
5.2 % |
|
81 |
Anchorage AK |
$2,760 |
1.5 |
32.2 |
5.1 % |
|
82 |
El Paso TX-NM |
$2,736 |
1.6 |
32.2 |
10.7 % |
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Based on a two-commuter household, gas prices of regular-grade A40 on 05/09/06
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EPA average mileage of 20.9 mpg
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Commute of 5 days per week, plus weekend driving equaling one day of normal commute
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Median income for four-person family with two wage earners (after taxes)
