'Excruciating': This working-class California county has the most expensive gas in the nation
Inflation, a severe housing shortage and now sky-high gas prices. The hits keep coming for residents in California's picturesque Mono County. But there's nowhere else they'd rather live.
Amanda Lee MyersLEE VINING, Calif. – About five hours north of Los Angeles and five hours east of San Francisco lies California's Mono County, a picturesque region known for its towering, snow-capped mountains and close proximity to Yosemite National Park.
It's also known for gas prices that are so high, AAA headquarters in Florida uses it to comfort other people complaining about their fuel costs.
“I always say, ‘Thank God you don’t live in Mono County,” said AAA spokesman Andy Gross.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the county topped $6.75 this week, the highest county average nationwide, with some stations charging as much as $7.19 in mid May. While people in more populous areas like Los Angeles County are paying an average of $6.06, they have more options to shop around than the 13,000 people who live in Mono County.