Austin, Texas vs. San Jose, California

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Commute
  37.4% higher in San Jose, California
than in Austin, Texas
   Transportation Data
Austin, TXSan Jose, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.38$3.84$2.63  61.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,232$1,450$1,503  17.7%
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      in gallons
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   Traffic data
Austin, TXSan Jose, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index197.1271.4100.0  37.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)24.129.426.4  22.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.5%2.6%1.8%  75.2%
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