Gas in Massachusetts averaged $2.75 in 2010 — $4.05 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.75
In 2025 dollars
$4.05
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts across 2010, 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 2010
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $3.06 the week of December 27, 2010; the low was $2.59 the week of September 20, 2010 — a swing of 18.0%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 4, 2010 | $2.63 | $3.89 |
| January 11, 2010 | $2.70 | $4.00 |
| January 18, 2010 | $2.72 | $4.03 |
| January 25, 2010 | $2.70 | $3.99 |
| February 1, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.96 |
| February 8, 2010 | $2.66 | $3.94 |
| February 15, 2010 | $2.63 | $3.90 |
| February 22, 2010 | $2.63 | $3.90 |
| March 1, 2010 | $2.64 | $3.91 |
| March 8, 2010 | $2.69 | $3.98 |
| March 15, 2010 | $2.70 | $4.00 |
| March 22, 2010 | $2.70 | $4.00 |
| March 29, 2010 | $2.70 | $4.00 |
| April 5, 2010 | $2.72 | $4.03 |
| April 12, 2010 | $2.76 | $4.09 |
| April 19, 2010 | $2.77 | $4.10 |
| April 26, 2010 | $2.82 | $4.17 |
| May 3, 2010 | $2.87 | $4.25 |
| May 10, 2010 | $2.87 | $4.25 |
| May 17, 2010 | $2.85 | $4.23 |
| May 24, 2010 | $2.80 | $4.15 |
| May 31, 2010 | $2.75 | $4.07 |
| June 7, 2010 | $2.72 | $4.03 |
| June 14, 2010 | $2.69 | $3.99 |
| June 21, 2010 | $2.69 | $3.99 |
| June 28, 2010 | $2.69 | $3.99 |
| July 5, 2010 | $2.68 | $3.97 |
| July 12, 2010 | $2.68 | $3.97 |
| July 19, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.95 |
| July 26, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.96 |
| August 2, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.95 |
| August 9, 2010 | $2.68 | $3.96 |
| August 16, 2010 | $2.67 | $3.95 |
| August 23, 2010 | $2.65 | $3.92 |
| August 30, 2010 | $2.62 | $3.87 |
| September 6, 2010 | $2.59 | $3.82 |
| September 13, 2010 | $2.59 | $3.82 |
| September 20, 2010 | $2.59 | $3.82 |
| September 27, 2010 | $2.59 | $3.82 |
| October 4, 2010 | $2.65 | $3.89 |
| October 11, 2010 | $2.75 | $4.05 |
| October 18, 2010 | $2.80 | $4.12 |
| October 25, 2010 | $2.83 | $4.16 |
| November 1, 2010 | $2.83 | $4.16 |
| November 8, 2010 | $2.85 | $4.17 |
| November 15, 2010 | $2.91 | $4.27 |
| November 22, 2010 | $2.95 | $4.33 |
| November 29, 2010 | $2.95 | $4.32 |
| December 6, 2010 | $3.01 | $4.39 |
| December 13, 2010 | $3.01 | $4.40 |
| December 20, 2010 | $3.02 | $4.42 |
| December 27, 2010 | $3.06 | $4.46 |
Year over year
How 2010 compares, adjusted for inflation
2010 was Massachusetts’s 9th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 16th-cheapest of 24 years (2003–2026).
Every grade
Massachusetts fuel prices by grade in 2010
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 | $2.75 | $4.05 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.87 | $4.23 | +12.3¢ |
| Premium | $2.97 | $4.39 | +22.9¢ |
Common questions
Massachusetts gas prices in 2010, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Massachusetts in 2010?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Massachusetts in 2010 was $2.75 per gallon — about $4.05 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 2010?
- Massachusetts's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $3.06 the week of December 27, 2010 and bottomed out at $2.59 the week of September 20, 2010 — a swing of 18.0% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Massachusetts higher in 2010 than in 2009?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Massachusetts was more expensive in 2010 than in 2009, up 17.3% year over year.
- How does 2010 rank for gas prices in Massachusetts history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2010 was the 9th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Massachusetts out of the 24 years EIA has published weekly prices (2003–2026).