Houston, Texas vs. Palo Alto, California

Commute Compare

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Commute
  18.2% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Houston, Texas
   Transportation Data
Houston, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.40$3.84$2.63  60.0%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,489$1,303$1,503  12.5%
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      in gallons
Houston, TX    Palo Alto, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Houston, TXPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index202.9271.4100.0  33.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)27.024.226.4  10.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.7%2.0%1.8%  15.5%
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