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54.5% higher in West St. Paul, Minnesota
than in Ames, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Ames, IA	West St. Paul, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.67	$2.57	$2.63	3.7%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$915	$1,319	$1,503	44.2%

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Traffic data

	Ames, IA	West St. Paul, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	48.6	165.7	100.0	240.9%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.4	22.2	26.4	35.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.5%	1.4%	1.8%	165.4%

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