Where are the lowest gas prices in Katy?

Gas prices in and around Katy were lower than the averages for Houston and the country as a whole, according to data from the price-tracking website gasbuddy.com.

Visitors to the gasbuddy.com website reported rates at 66 gas stations in and around Katy as of Friday, Dec. 21. The average price of regular unleaded gas in Katy is $2.98 per gallon. Gasbuddy.com listed the Houston average at $3.02, the state average at $3.03 and the nationwide average at $3.25.

The least expensive gas in Katy was reported to be $2.89 for a gallon of regular unleaded, which gasbuddy.com contributors logged at Valero, 1546 N. Westgreen Blvd.; Shell, 20449 FM -529; Kroger, 6055 Ferry Road; H-E-B, 1550 N. Ferry Road; and Murphy USA, 6010 N. Ferry Road.

A gasbuddy.com user reported the most expensive gas in the area was $3.19 at Chevron, 23307 Cinco Ranch Blvd.; and Shell, 23255 Kingsland Blvd.

Local stations included in the survey were: Shell, 23255 Kingsland Blvd.; Chevron, 23307 Cinco Ranch Blvd.; Murphy USA, 6010 N. Fry Road; H-E-B, 1550 N. Fry Road; Kroger, 6055 Fry Road; Shell, 20449 FM-529; Valero, 1546 N. Westgreen Blvd.; Shell, 19200 Clay Road; Exxon, 2950 S. Mason Road; Shell, 25833 Cinco Ranch Blvd.

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."