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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Tacoma in Illinois

Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD · 22 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$216a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.74 a gallon for regular. That's 21.6¢ a mile and $2,588 a year.

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
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Gas · 22 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$216/ month
22 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.74/gal regularEstimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$2,588
Per mile
21.6¢
Over 5 years
$12,938
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Every 2026 Tacoma version in Illinois

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WDRWD23 mpg$206
Tacoma 2WDRWD23 mpg$206
Tacoma Hybrid 4WD4WD23 mpg$206
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD(used in headline figures)RWD22 mpg$216
Tacoma SR5/Sport/Off-Road/Limited 4WD4WD21 mpg$226
Tacoma 4WD4WD21 mpg$226
Tacoma 4WD MT4WD20 mpg$237

Tacoma vs. Ford F-150 Lightning in Illinois

Toyota Tacoma22 mpg
$216/mo
Ford F-150 Lightning47.9 kWh/100 mi
$91/mo

The F-150 Lightning costs about $1,497 a year less to run here.

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Illinois is the 8th most expensive state to fuel a Tacoma

44th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$179
  2. 2Texas$179
  3. 3Louisiana$179
  4. 4Mississippi$181
  5. 5Arkansas$181
Around Illinois
  1. 42Pennsylvania$210
  2. 43Indiana$212
  3. 44Illinois$216
  4. 45Arizona$228
  5. 46Nevada$230

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Tacoma in Illinois?

About $216 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,588 a year, for the 2026 Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (22 mpg) at $4.74 a gallon for regular. That works out to 21.6¢ a mile.

Which Tacoma version is cheapest to fuel?

The Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (23 mpg), at about $206 a month in Illinois. The 2026 Tacoma comes in 7 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Illinois gas price come from?

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of September 21, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, August 2025 to July 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate