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10.0% higher in Las Cruces, New Mexico
than in Ames, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Ames, IA	Las Cruces, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.67	$2.66	$2.63	0.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$915	$1,152	$1,503	25.9%

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Traffic data

	Ames, IA	Las Cruces, NM	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	48.6	54.3	100.0	11.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.4	18.1	26.4	10.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.5%	0.9%	1.8%	78.8%

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