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Connecticut, which has the third highest gas tax in the nation, charges consumers a 25 cents a gallon excise tax and a second tax paid by gasoline distributors that just increased by 3.6 cents from 21 cents a gallon to nearly 24.6 cents a gallon. That is passed on to customers at the pump.
The average price of regular gas in Connecticut is currently $3.74 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. That's 25 cents higher than the national average of $3.49.
Check out our list of town-by-town gas prices in the area before you begin your holiday driving. All prices are courtesy of gasbuddy.com.
10 Lowest Gas Prices Per Gallon
$3.73 - Shell, 2424 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield
$3.76 - Cumberland Farms, 975 Kings Highway; CITGO, 1096 Post Road; Cumberland Farms, 1101 Post Road, Fairfield
$3.77 - Irving, 2405 Black Rock Turnpike; 2515 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield
$3.79 - CITGO, 309 Main Ave., Norwalk
$3.79 - Mobil, 2120 Black Rock Turnpike; Gulf, 3817 Black Rock Turnpike; Mobil 1271 Stratfield Road; CITGO, 2047 Post Road, Fairfield
$3.79 - Phillips 66, 485 Post Road E., Westport
$3.81 - Global, 347 Main Avenue; Global, 93 Main St., Norwalk
$3.81 - Standard, 180 Noroton Ave., Darien
$3.83 - CITGO, 953 Hope St., Stamford
$3.83 - Quality Petroleum, 180 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk
10 Highest Gas Prices Per Gallon
$4.59 - Shell, 38 W. Broad St., Stamford
$4.38 - CITGO, 939 High Ridge Road, Stamford
$4.29 - Shell, 142 Railroad Ave., Greenwich
$4.25 - Mobil, 520 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich
$4.19 - Gulf, 369 Round Hill Road, Greenwich
$4.13 - Sunoco, 510 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich
$4.09 - Getty, 16 Long Ridge Road, Stamford
$4.09 - Shell, 85 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich
$4.09 - Shell, 401 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich
$4.05 - Sunoco, 1285 High Ridge Road, Stamford
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