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46.4% higher in Security-Widefield, Colorado
than in Ames, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Ames, IA	Security-Widefield, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.67	$2.71	$2.63	1.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$915	$1,510	$1,503	65.0%

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Ames, IA Security-Widefield, CO U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Ames, IA	Security-Widefield, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	48.6	105.7	100.0	117.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.4	24.0	26.4	46.3%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	342.3%

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