by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $2.99 per gallon, unchanged from last week and last month and 15 cents/g lower than this time a year ago, according to AAA. The lowest price in the state this week was $2.63/g while the highest was $3.12/g, a difference of 49.0 cents per gallon, according to GasBuddy.
Prices are lowest in Bennington ($2.81/g) and Rutland ($2.90/g) counties and highest in Essex ($3.09/g), Chittenden ($3.05/g), and Grand Isle ($3.07/g), according to AAA.
Average gasoline prices in Burlington have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 100 stations in Burlington. Prices in Burlington are 7.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 16.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Burlington was priced at $2.89/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.09/g, a difference of 20.0 cents per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.94/g today. The national average is up 15 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 20cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to AAA.
The national average price of diesel has increased 2.9 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.614 per gallon.
Historical gasoline prices in Burlington and the national average going back five years:
February 9, 2025: $3.18/g (U.S. Average: $3.09/g)
February 9, 2024: $3.19/g (U.S. Average: $3.19/g)
February 9, 2023: $3.52/g (U.S. Average: $3.39/g)
February 9, 2022: $3.60/g (U.S. Average: $3.46/g)
February 9, 2021: $2.45/g (U.S. Average: $2.47/g)
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Albany- $2.97/g, up 1.7 cents per gallon from last week's $2.96/g.
New Hampshire- $2.81/g, up 1.6 cents per gallon from last week's $2.79/g.
“The national average price of gasoline only edged slightly higher last week, but nine of the ten largest weekly price movements were increases, led by West Coast states as California begins the transition to summer gasoline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Most states saw relatively minor fluctuations, but we’re now starting to see seasonal trends take hold on the West Coast, with those pressures expected to gradually push eastward in the weeks ahead. Even though oil prices slipped slightly last week amid reduced geopolitical risk, strengthening seasonal factors are likely to intensify, potentially driving the national average back above the $3-per-gallon mark, where prices could remain for at least part of the spring.”
GasBuddy®, a PDI Technologies company, is North America’s trusted fuel savings platform, helping consumers fuel up for less for over 25 years. With over 100 million app downloads, GasBuddy delivers real-time prices at 150,000+ stations and tangible savings through Pay with GasBuddy+™. It is the most authoritative source of station-level fuel pricing data, updating averages 288 times daily from the broadest mix of inputs— spotter reports, direct station integrations, and transactional data.
SOURCE 2.9.2026. GasBuddy. AAA 2.12.2026.
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