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32.1% higher in Palm Desert, California
than in Boulder, Colorado

Transportation Data

	Boulder, CO	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.78	$3.71	$2.63	33.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,345	$1,421	$1,503	5.7%

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Traffic data

	Boulder, CO	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	134.3	237.1	100.0	76.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	19.1	19.2	26.4	0.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.1%	3.2%	1.8%	188.3%

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