San Marcos, Texas vs. Palo Alto, California

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Commute
  31.6% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in San Marcos, Texas
   Transportation Data
San Marcos, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.38$3.84$2.63  61.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,234$1,303$1,503  5.6%
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   Annual gas cost
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   Annual gas use
      in gallons
San Marcos, TX    Palo Alto, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
San Marcos, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index197.1271.4100.0  37.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)22.124.226.4  9.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.2%2.0%1.8%  9.9%
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