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14.8% higher in Houston, Texas
than in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Transportation Data

	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.94	$2.40	$2.63	39.1%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,255	$1,489	$1,503	18.6%

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Annual gas use

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Traffic data

	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	100.0	202.9	100.0	102.9%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	22.5	27.0	26.4	20.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	10.3%	1.7%	1.8%	83.1%

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