Palo Alto, California vs. Menlo Park, California

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Commute
  1.6% lower in Menlo Park, California
than in Palo Alto, California
   Transportation Data
Palo Alto, CAMenlo Park, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.84$3.87$2.63  0.8%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,303$1,347$1,503  3.4%
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Palo Alto, CA    Menlo Park, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Palo Alto, CAMenlo Park, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index271.4248.6100.0  8.4%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)24.225.126.4  3.7%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.0%1.7%1.8%  14.9%
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