Gas prices near the regional average are displayed at a Freedom Fuel Network gas station in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania on July 17, 2026. The Freedom Fuel Network is a group of 25 gas stations in New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania that began selling gasoline at a flat rate of $3.47 per gallon in early July before raising prices to near the regional average by mid-July. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP via Getty Images)