Des Moines, Iowa vs. Kansas City, Missouri

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Commute
  18.7% higher in Kansas City, Missouri
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Des Moines, IAKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.55$2.44$2.63  4.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,073$1,278$1,503  19.1%
   Annual commute cost
Des Moines, IA    Kansas City, MO    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas cost
Des Moines, IA    Kansas City, MO    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas use
      in gallons
Des Moines, IA    Kansas City, MO    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Des Moines, IAKansas City, MOU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index62.9102.9100.0  63.6%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)18.821.826.4  16.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.0%1.0%1.8%  3.0%
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