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41.6% higher in Santa Barbara, California
than in Iowa City, Iowa

Transportation Data

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.69	$3.88	$2.63	44.2%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$931	$1,237	$1,503	32.9%

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Traffic data

	Iowa City, IA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	48.6	114.3	100.0	135.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	17.1	17.2	26.4	0.6%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.5%	1.6%	1.8%	205.7%

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