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17.0% higher in East Lansing, Michigan
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Des Moines, IA	East Lansing, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.55	$2.54	$2.63	0.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,073	$2,056	$1,503	91.6%

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Annual gas use

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Traffic data

	Des Moines, IA	East Lansing, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	62.9	85.7	100.0	36.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	18.8	15.6	26.4	17.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.0%	0.9%	1.8%	10.1%

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