Merced, California vs. Houston, Texas

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Commute
  17.7% higher in Houston, Texas
than in Merced, California
   Transportation Data
Merced, CAHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.91$2.40$2.63  38.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,460$1,489$1,503  2.0%
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Merced, CA    Houston, TX    U.S. Avg
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Merced, CA    Houston, TX    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas use
      in gallons
Merced, CA    Houston, TX    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Merced, CAHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index65.7202.9100.0  208.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)23.627.026.4  14.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)4.4%1.7%1.8%  60.7%
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