New Jersey has lower gas prices than neighboring states.
Because their taxes are less per gallon.
http://www.api.org/statistics/fueltaxes/upload/Gasoline-Tax-Map.pdf
http://www.api.org/statistics/fueltaxes/upload/gasoline-diesel-summary.pdf
Their taxes on virtually everything else are incredibly high, but they keep their fuel taxes low.
Thank you for the correction.