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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in Connecticut

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$115a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.01 a gallon for regular. That's 11.5¢ a mile and $1,375 a year.

Estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Connecticut's fuel tax (5¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
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Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$115/ month
35 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.01/gal regularEstimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Connecticut's fuel tax (5¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$1,375
Per mile
11.5¢
Over 5 years
$6,874
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Every 2026 Corolla version in Connecticut

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$80
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$84
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$85
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$91
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$115
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$115
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$118
CorollaFWD34 mpg$118
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$122
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$122
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$209
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$228

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in Connecticut

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$115/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$71/mo

The Model Y costs about $521 a year less to run here.

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Connecticut's gas tax: 25¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $4.01 a gallon for regular in Connecticut, 43.4¢ is tax: 11% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla (35 mpg) pays about $12 a month in fuel tax, $149 a year. Connecticut's state gas tax is tied for the 15th lowest of the 50 states and DC.

Connecticut charges no extra fee for the Corolla's hybrid versions.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, and Connecticut charges them no extra registration fee either.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Connecticut's fuel tax (5¢/gal lower than the region's average). Hybrid fee: U.S. Department of Energy. EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

New England gas prices are down 23¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Connecticut on its own, so the price on this page moves with the New England average: $4.06 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 23¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.09 more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.78 (week of January 26, 2026) to $4.49 (week of May 18, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla costs about $7 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, New England average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$4.06
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Connecticut is about average to fuel a Corolla

32nd cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$97
  2. 2New Mexico$98
  3. 3Louisiana$99
  4. 4Mississippi$100
  5. 5Arkansas$100
Around Connecticut
  1. 30New Hampshire$114
  2. 31Massachusetts$114
  3. 32Connecticut$115
  4. 33Utah$115
  5. 34Michigan$116

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Corolla in Connecticut?

About $115 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,375 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $4.01 a gallon for regular. That works out to 11.5¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $80 a month in Connecticut. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Connecticut gas price come from?

Estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Connecticut's fuel tax (5¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Connecticut is tax?

43.4¢ a gallon: 25¢ Connecticut state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 11% of the estimated $4.01 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Connecticut?

EIA doesn't survey Connecticut on its own, so the price on this page moves with the New England average: $4.06 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 23¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.09 more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of November 9, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, September 2025 to August 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate