Denver, Colorado vs. Santa Barbara, California

Commute Compare

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Commute
  16.5% lower in Santa Barbara, California
than in Denver, Colorado
   Transportation Data
Denver, COSanta Barbara, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.70$3.88$2.63  43.7%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,581$1,237$1,503  21.8%
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   Traffic data
Denver, COSanta Barbara, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index180.0114.3100.0  36.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)25.317.226.4  32.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.6%1.6%1.8%  1.2%
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