Ames, Iowa vs. Fort Payne, Alabama

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Commute
  1.5% higher in Fort Payne, Alabama
than in Ames, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Ames, IAFort Payne, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.67$2.24$2.63  16.1%
Auto Insurance (annually)$915$1,211$1,503  32.3%
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Ames, IA    Fort Payne, AL    U.S. Avg
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Ames, IA    Fort Payne, AL    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Ames, IAFort Payne, ALU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index48.628.6100.0  41.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)16.419.926.4  21.3%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)0.5%2.9%1.8%  461.5%
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