Des Moines, Iowa vs. Arkansas City, Kansas

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Commute
  16.2% lower in Arkansas City, Kansas
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Des Moines, IAArkansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.55$2.51$2.63  1.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,073$1,199$1,503  11.7%
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Des Moines, IA    Arkansas City, KS    U.S. Avg
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Des Moines, IA    Arkansas City, KS    U.S. Avg
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Des Moines, IA    Arkansas City, KS    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Des Moines, IAArkansas City, KSU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index62.928.6100.0  54.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)18.814.526.4  22.9%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.0%0.8%1.8%  15.2%
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