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15.5% higher in Santa Cruz, California
than in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Transportation Data

	Cambridge, MA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.79	$3.94	$2.63	41.2%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,239	$1,291	$1,503	4.2%

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Traffic data

	Cambridge, MA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	94.3	122.9	100.0	30.3%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	25.5	23.5	26.4	7.8%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.0%	2.7%	1.8%	167.7%

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