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Iowa City, Iowa vs. Palo Alto, California

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Commute
  105.3% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Iowa City, Iowa
   Transportation Data
Iowa City, IAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$2.69$3.84$2.63  42.8%
Auto Insurance (annually)$931$1,303$1,503  40.0%
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Iowa City, IA    Palo Alto, CA    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas cost
Iowa City, IA    Palo Alto, CA    U.S. Avg
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      in gallons
Iowa City, IA    Palo Alto, CA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Iowa City, IAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index48.6271.4100.0  458.4%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)17.124.226.4  41.5%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)0.5%2.0%1.8%  279.2%
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