Farmington, Minnesota vs. Ames, Iowa

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Commute
  39.6% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Farmington, Minnesota
   Transportation Data
Farmington, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.57$2.67$2.63  3.9%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,175$915$1,503  22.1%
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Farmington, MN    Ames, IA    U.S. Avg
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Farmington, MN    Ames, IA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Farmington, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index165.748.6100.0  70.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)28.516.426.4  42.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.5%0.5%1.8%  64.1%
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