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Gasoline Prices Drop Below $2.50 in 15 Cities

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On average, the cheapest gallon of regular gasoline in the United States this Monday morning costs $2.389, and it is available in St. Louis. A month ago that gallon of gasoline cost $2.809 on average in St. Louis, according to GasBuddy. If the price falls that much again ($0.42 a gallon), a gallon of gasoline in St. Louis will cost less than $2.00 on New Year’s Day — $1.969 to be exact.

In fact, by New Year’s Day a gallon of gasoline could cost less than $2.00 a gallon throughout the entire state of Missouri, one of eight states we identified as most likely to see gasoline prices fall below $2.00 a gallon as early as the beginning of 2015.

The 15 cities where the average price of a gallon of gas is now less than $2.50 are:

  • St. Louis, Mo., $2.389
  • Lubbock, Texas, $2.402
  • Amarillo, Texas, $2.421
  • Santa Fe, N.M., $2.423
  • Albuquerque, N.M., $2.442
  • Spartanburg, S.C., $2.443
  • Sioux Falls, S.D., $2.463
  • Oklahoma, City, Okla., $2.463
  • Kansas City, Mo., $2.468
  • Chattanooga, Tenn., $2.471
  • Greenville, S.C., $2.480
  • El Paso, Texas, $2.481
  • Myrtle Beach, S.C., $2.482
  • Fort Worth, Texas, $2.486
  • Dallas, Texas, $2.497

Only one state, Missouri, boasts an average price below $2.50 a gallon, but Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi and Texas are close, ranging from $2.511 to $2.529.

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