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58.6% higher in Costa Mesa, California
than in Ames, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Ames, IA	Costa Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.67	$3.74	$2.63	40.1%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$915	$1,445	$1,503	57.9%

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Traffic data

	Ames, IA	Costa Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	48.6	111.4	100.0	129.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.4	22.5	26.4	37.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.5%	2.0%	1.8%	284.6%

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