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4.2% higher in Mercer Island, Washington
than in Alameda, California

Transportation Data

	Alameda, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.90	$3.58	$2.63	8.2%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,569	$1,374	$1,503	12.4%

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Annual gas use

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Alameda, CA Mercer Island, WA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Alameda, CA	Mercer Island, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	102.9	234.3	100.0	127.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	33.0	23.7	26.4	28.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	4.1%	0.9%	1.8%	76.8%

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