Ames, Iowa vs. West Lafayette, Indiana

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Commute
  4.9% higher in West Lafayette, Indiana
than in Ames, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Ames, IAWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.67$2.62$2.63  1.9%
Auto Insurance (annually)$915$856$1,503  6.4%
   Annual commute cost
Ames, IA    West Lafayette, IN    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas cost
Ames, IA    West Lafayette, IN    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas use
      in gallons
Ames, IA    West Lafayette, IN    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Ames, IAWest Lafayette, INU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index48.677.1100.0  58.6%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)16.415.626.4  4.9%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)0.5%1.3%1.8%  146.2%
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