Cheapest Gas in Brandon: June 15 Report

The search is on for the cheapest gas you can find and today’s best bet in Brandon might be these top three lowest prices found at GasBuddy.com on June 15 at 9 p.m.

The site, updated daily with visitor reports, at this reporting for regular gasoline lists 20 stations for Brandon, with prices ranging from $3.49 to $3.59 per gallon.

For premium gas, prices ranged from $3.71 to $3.99 per gallon, based on reported visitor updates for 14 stations. (The second-to-highest prices in each category were 3.51 and 3.76, respectively.)

For midgrade fuel, prices ranged from $3.65 to $3.89, with reports from 15 stations. (The second-to-highest price was $3.66.)

For diesel fuel, prices ranged from $3.79 to $3.89, with reports on eight stations.

Prices across the states ranged from 3.400 in South Carolina (where prices were down) to 4.161 in Alaska (where prices were down). Washington D.C. was next highest at 4.031, followed by Hawaii (3.998) and Illinois (3.979).

Florida placed 19th on the list from lowest- to-highest priced gasoline. Florida was at 3.604 (down from 3.649 on June 7 and 3.909 on May 10). 

Nationwide, prices rose in only three places (Missouri, Minnesota and Washington D.C.) and held steady in five states (Tennessee, Georgia, Nebraska, West Virginia and Oregon) and fell in all others, including Florida.

Tampa prices were holding steady (3.554, down from 3.601 on June 7 and 3.782 on May 20) while the Florida state average was dropping (3.604, down from 3.649 on June 7 and 3.824 on May 20). Nationwide, the average was reported at 3.693, down from 3.754 on June 7 and  3.867 on May 20).

In the 12 prior “Cheapest Gas” postings  filed by Brandon Patch, the lowest price for regular gas was reported March 30 ($3.45). The highest price for regular gas was reported May 10 ($3.79).

According to a map credited to the  American Petroleum Institute, gasoline taxes as of January 2011 in 16 states ranked in the highest category, "greater than 48.1." The chart looks at the combined local, state and federal taxes in cents per gallon. Florida was in that highest category (52.8). Ranking at the top and bottom of the list in that category were California (66.1) and Oregon (49.4).

For regular gas locally, the cheapest prices reported were:

• $3.49 at Costco, 10921 Causeway Blvd. and Interstate 75
• $3.51 at Hess, 915 Providence Road and Lumsden Road
• $3.51 at Sam's Club, 2021 West Brandon Blvd. (near Providence Road)
• $3.51 at Murphy USA, 1110 East Brandno Blvd. (near Mt. Carmel Road)
• $3.51 at RaceTrac, 810 East Brandon Blvd. and North Oakwood Avenue
• $3.51 at Shell, 934 Lithia Pinecrest Road and Lumsden Road

For regular gas locally, the highest prices were:

• $3.59 at Marathon, 503 North Parsons Ave. and East Clay Ave.
• $3.55 at BP, 10323 Causeway Blvd. and South Falkenburg Road