Iowa City, Iowa vs. Palm Desert, California

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Commute
  83.6% higher in Palm Desert, California
than in Iowa City, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Iowa City, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.69$3.71$2.63  37.9%
Auto Insurance (annually)$931$1,421$1,503  52.6%
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Iowa City, IA    Palm Desert, CA    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas cost
Iowa City, IA    Palm Desert, CA    U.S. Avg
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      in gallons
Iowa City, IA    Palm Desert, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Iowa City, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index48.6237.1100.0  387.9%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)17.119.226.4  12.3%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)0.5%3.2%1.8%  503.8%
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