Boston, Massachusetts vs. San Mateo, California

Commute Compare

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Commute
  8.8% higher in San Mateo, California
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Transportation Data
Boston, MASan Mateo, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.90$3.87$2.63  33.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,579$1,398$1,503  11.5%
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   Traffic data
Boston, MASan Mateo, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index208.6248.6100.0  19.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)30.427.826.4  8.6%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.3%1.5%1.8%  34.5%
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