Houston, Texas vs. San Mateo, California

Commute Compare

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Commute
  20.5% higher in San Mateo, California
than in Houston, Texas
   Transportation Data
Houston, TXSan Mateo, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.40$3.87$2.63  61.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,489$1,398$1,503  6.1%
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      in gallons
Houston, TX    San Mateo, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Houston, TXSan Mateo, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index202.9248.6100.0  22.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)27.027.826.4  3.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.7%1.5%1.8%  14.9%
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