North Chicago, Illinois vs. Palo Alto, California

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Commute
  94.2% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in North Chicago, Illinois
   Transportation Data
North Chicago, ILPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.77$3.84$2.63  38.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,089$1,303$1,503  19.7%
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   Traffic data
North Chicago, ILPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index60.0271.4100.0  352.3%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)16.324.226.4  48.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.3%2.0%1.8%  59.5%
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