How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week
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May 18, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in Santa Cruz in the last week
compiled statistics on gas prices in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area using data from . Gas prices are current as of May 18.
Santa Cruz by the numbers
- Gas current price: $6.25
--- California average: $6.15
- Week change: -$0.01 (-0.1%)
- Year change: +$1.08 (+20.8%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.50 (6/14/22)
- Diesel current price: $7.54
- Week change: -$0.03 (-0.4%)
- Year change: +$2.11 (+38.8%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $7.68 (4/10/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.78
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.79
#3. Laredo, TX: $3.80
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.30
2 / 5
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#4. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
3 / 5
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#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
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#2. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
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#1. Napa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.37
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