Newton, Massachusetts vs. Palo Alto, California

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Commute
  41.4% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Newton, Massachusetts
   Transportation Data
Newton, MAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.79$3.84$2.63  37.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,185$1,303$1,503  10.0%
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   Traffic data
Newton, MAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index94.3271.4100.0  187.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)28.424.226.4  14.8%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.1%2.0%1.8%  81.1%
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