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11.0% higher in Santa Barbara, California
than in East Lansing, Michigan

Transportation Data

	East Lansing, MI	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.54	$3.88	$2.63	52.8%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$2,056	$1,237	$1,503	39.8%

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Traffic data

	East Lansing, MI	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	85.7	114.3	100.0	33.4%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	15.6	17.2	26.4	10.3%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.9%	1.6%	1.8%	82.0%

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