Gas in Massachusetts averaged $2.40 in 2017 — $3.15 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.40
In 2025 dollars
$3.15
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2017, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Massachusetts prices moved through 2017
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.75 the week of September 11, 2017; the low was $2.21 the week of March 6, 2017 — a swing of 24.3%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2017 | $2.32 | $3.06 |
| January 9, 2017 | $2.33 | $3.08 |
| January 16, 2017 | $2.29 | $3.03 |
| January 23, 2017 | $2.26 | $2.99 |
| January 30, 2017 | $2.24 | $2.96 |
| February 6, 2017 | $2.23 | $2.94 |
| February 13, 2017 | $2.25 | $2.97 |
| February 20, 2017 | $2.24 | $2.96 |
| February 27, 2017 | $2.23 | $2.94 |
| March 6, 2017 | $2.21 | $2.92 |
| March 13, 2017 | $2.22 | $2.93 |
| March 20, 2017 | $2.23 | $2.95 |
| March 27, 2017 | $2.23 | $2.95 |
| April 3, 2017 | $2.25 | $2.97 |
| April 10, 2017 | $2.28 | $3.00 |
| April 17, 2017 | $2.33 | $3.08 |
| April 24, 2017 | $2.36 | $3.12 |
| May 1, 2017 | $2.37 | $3.12 |
| May 8, 2017 | $2.36 | $3.11 |
| May 15, 2017 | $2.35 | $3.10 |
| May 22, 2017 | $2.39 | $3.16 |
| May 29, 2017 | $2.42 | $3.19 |
| June 5, 2017 | $2.40 | $3.16 |
| June 12, 2017 | $2.31 | $3.05 |
| June 19, 2017 | $2.29 | $3.02 |
| June 26, 2017 | $2.28 | $3.01 |
| July 3, 2017 | $2.27 | $2.99 |
| July 10, 2017 | $2.25 | $2.97 |
| July 17, 2017 | $2.23 | $2.94 |
| July 24, 2017 | $2.28 | $3.00 |
| July 31, 2017 | $2.33 | $3.07 |
| August 7, 2017 | $2.35 | $3.08 |
| August 14, 2017 | $2.34 | $3.08 |
| August 21, 2017 | $2.33 | $3.06 |
| August 28, 2017 | $2.38 | $3.12 |
| September 4, 2017 | $2.73 | $3.57 |
| September 11, 2017 | $2.75 | $3.59 |
| September 18, 2017 | $2.73 | $3.57 |
| September 25, 2017 | $2.71 | $3.55 |
| October 2, 2017 | $2.68 | $3.50 |
| October 9, 2017 | $2.63 | $3.43 |
| October 16, 2017 | $2.60 | $3.40 |
| October 23, 2017 | $2.59 | $3.38 |
| October 30, 2017 | $2.57 | $3.35 |
| November 6, 2017 | $2.56 | $3.34 |
| November 13, 2017 | $2.59 | $3.37 |
| November 20, 2017 | $2.59 | $3.37 |
| November 27, 2017 | $2.58 | $3.36 |
| December 4, 2017 | $2.56 | $3.33 |
| December 11, 2017 | $2.54 | $3.30 |
| December 18, 2017 | $2.52 | $3.27 |
| December 25, 2017 | $2.49 | $3.24 |
Year over year
How 2017 compares, adjusted for inflation
2017 was Massachusetts’s 20th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 5th-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2017
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2.40 | $3.15 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.65 | $3.48 | +25.1¢ |
| Premium | $2.84 | $3.73 | +44.2¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2017, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2017?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2017 was $2.40 per gallon — about $3.15 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Massachusetts during 2017?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.75 the week of September 11, 2017 and bottomed out at $2.21 the week of March 6, 2017 — a swing of 24.3% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2017 than in 2016?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was more expensive in 2017 than in 2016, up 11.4% year over year.
- How does 2017 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2017 was the 20th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).