Denver, Colorado vs. Des Moines, Iowa

Commute Compare

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Commute
  35.7% lower in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Denver, Colorado
   Transportation Data
Denver, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.70$2.55$2.63  5.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,581$1,073$1,503  32.1%
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      in gallons
Denver, CO    Des Moines, IA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Denver, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index180.062.9100.0  65.1%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)25.318.826.4  25.7%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.6%1.0%1.8%  38.1%
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