Perry Hall's Cheapest Gas for Memorial Day

Patch reported Thursday that Perry Hall drivers looking to trim fuel costs before Memorial Day can still find regular gasoline below the Maryland average, even as AAA forecasts a record holiday travel weekend. GasBuddy listings for Perry Hall showed the lowest reported regular price at $3.89 a gallon at two stations on Belair Road. AAA said 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday, May 21, and Monday, May 25, with 39.1 million going by car. Maryland’s statewide average for regular gasoline stood at $4.456 a gallon on May 20, according to AAA. ### Which Perry Hall stations had the lowest posted prices? GasBuddy listings on May 21 showed Shell at 9005 Belair Rd in Perry Hall at $3.89 a gallon for regular fuel. The same price was listed at Royal Farms, 9620 Belair Rd, with the report updated four hours before the page was captured. Marathon at 8913 Belair Rd was listed at $3.94 a gallon, and BP at 8809 Belair Rd was listed at $3.97. GasBuddy’s Perry Hall page said Sunoco at 8644 Belair Rd was listed without a posted price at the time of the snapshot. ### How far below the Maryland average are those prices? AAA’s Maryland fuel tracker showed a statewide regular-gas average of $4.456 a gallon as of May 20. (gasbuddy.com) That puts the $3.89 Perry Hall listings about 57 cents below the statewide average, based on the posted figures from AAA and GasBuddy. AAA’s tracker also showed Maryland’s regular-gas average at $4.460 a day earlier, $4.438 a week earlier and $3.091 a year earlier. (gasbuddy.com) The national average stood at $4.555 a gallon on May 20, according to the same AAA data. ### Why are more drivers checking gas prices this week? AAA said its 2026 Memorial Day forecast calls for 45 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles from home during the five-day holiday period, a new record for the weekend. (gasprices.aaa.com) The group said 39.1 million people are expected to drive, making up 87% of holiday travelers. AAA said current pump prices are the highest they have been since the summer of 2022. The travel group also said it handled more than 350,000 roadside assistance calls over last year’s Memorial Day weekend for problems including dead batteries, flat tires and empty fuel tanks. ### How current are these station-by-station prices? (midstates.aaa.com) GasBuddy’s Perry Hall page attached user-report timestamps to each station listing, including 13 minutes earlier for the Shell price and four hours earlier for the Royal Farms price when the page was viewed. The Marathon listing showed a report from 16 hours earlier, while BP showed an update from seven hours earlier. (midstates.aaa.com) GasBuddy said its Perry Hall page tracks the top five gas stations with the cheapest prices near drivers in the area. Patch’s item directed readers to a station-by-station breakdown for Perry Hall as holiday travel begins. ### Where can drivers keep checking before they fill up? AAA said its Memorial Day forecast period runs through Monday, May 25, and its Maryland fuel tracker updates daily. (gasbuddy.com) GasBuddy’s Perry Hall station page also refreshes as users report local pump prices, giving drivers another check before they head to Belair Road stations for the holiday weekend. (midstates.aaa.com)