Key Points
- Gas-powered vehicles still dominate; under 8% of 2025 sales were EVs.
- Norfolk, Nebraska has the lowest U.S. gas prices, down 31.9% year-over-year.
- Top five cheapest cities benefit from proximity to pipelines, refineries, and trucking routes.
In the United States, most vehicles use gas. Whether they are fully internal combustion or hybrid, data show that over 90% of cars sold in the US last year were gas-powered. With EV federal tax credits expiring and fewer fully-electric vehicles flying off dealership lots, many automakers have returned their focus to making hybrids.
Hybrids are seen by many as a half-step toward the inevitable EV takeover of the automotive industry. While that may be accurate, it’s not our reality in 2026. Gas-powered vehicles still dominate the roads, and EV infrastructure has a long way to go before it can persuade owners of ICE vehicles to go full-electric. In 2025, fewer than 8% of vehicles sold were EVs.
These facts mean gas prices are important for most drivers. We dove through all the available data to find which cities and towns in the United States have the cheapest gas prices. While our list of places with the highest gas prices had some surprises, this list might not. We weighed current pricing, year-over-year changes, and how far gas prices have fallen since the beginning of the year.
5. Wichita, Kansas ($2.28)
Coming in fifth is Wichita, a town situated almost perfectly for cheap gas prices. It’s very close to Oklahoma, which has some of the lowest gas prices in the US. Wichita also sits on main trucking corridors, making it an easy “drop” for tanker truckers. Kansas is also on the ONEOK and Megallan pipeline – another reason gas here is so affordable…