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75.6% higher in Manhattan Beach, California
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Transportation Data

	Lake Charles, LA	Manhattan Beach, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.38	$3.79	$2.63	59.2%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$2,185	$1,540	$1,503	29.5%

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Lake Charles, LA Manhattan Beach, CA U.S. Avg

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Lake Charles, LA Manhattan Beach, CA U.S. Avg

Annual gas use

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Lake Charles, LA Manhattan Beach, CA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	Lake Charles, LA	Manhattan Beach, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	85.7	285.7	100.0	233.4%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.7	30.6	26.4	83.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.7%	2.0%	1.8%	19.8%

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