Where are the lowest gas prices in Lake Houston?

Gas prices in and around Lake Houston were higher than the average for Houston but lower than the national average, according to data from the price-tracking website GasBuddy.com.

Visitors to the GasBuddy.com website reported rates at 51 gas stations in and around Lake Houston. As of Saturday, Jan. 19, the average price of regular unleaded gas in Lake Houston was $3.16 per gallon. GasBuddy.com listed the Houston average at $3.15, the state average at $3.16 and the nationwide average at $3.27.

The least expensive gas in Lake Houston was reported to be $3.07 for a gallon of regular unleaded, which GasBuddy.com contributors logged at Sam's Club, 9665 FM -1960 Bypass Road West.

A GasBuddy.com user reported the most expensive gas in the area was $3.27 at Valero, 6886 Will Clayton Parkway.

Local stations included in the survey were: Sam's Club, 9665 FM-1960 Bypass Road W.; Valero, 6886 Will Clayton Parkway; Valero, Rankin Road; Shell, 9637 FM-1960 Bypass Road W.; Texaco, 607 Wilson Road; Conoco, 411 Isaack Road; Get N Go, 1111 S. Houston Ave.; Valero, 8900 Will Clayton Parkway; Chevron, 15050 Old Humble Road; and Chevron, 3103 Wilson Road.

GasBuddy.com, owned by GasBuddy Organization Inc., offers local gas pricing information to its visitors. The prices, based on the cost of regular unleaded gas, are submitted by the site's contributors. The site's stated mission is "to serve the public by providing a real time gas prices forum so that consumers can have access to the information necessary to locate the lowest fuel prices available."