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36.3% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Burnsville, Minnesota

Transportation Data

	Burnsville, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.57	$2.67	$2.63	3.9%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,253	$915	$1,503	27.0%

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Traffic data

	Burnsville, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	165.7	48.6	100.0	70.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	23.9	16.4	26.4	31.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.9%	0.5%	1.8%	42.2%

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