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Costa Mesa, California vs. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

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Commute
  2.7% lower in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
than in Costa Mesa, California
   Transportation Data
Costa Mesa, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.74$3.94$2.63  5.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,445$1,255$1,503  13.1%
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Costa Mesa, CA    Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA    U.S. Avg
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Costa Mesa, CA    Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA    U.S. Avg
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Costa Mesa, CA    Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Costa Mesa, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index111.4100.0100.0  10.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)22.522.526.4  0.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.0%10.3%1.8%  414.5%
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