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12.7% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Manhattan, New York

Transportation Data

	Manhattan, NY	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.06	$3.84	$2.63	25.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$2,623	$1,303	$1,503	50.3%

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in gallons

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Traffic data

	Manhattan, NY	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	265.7	271.4	100.0	2.1%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	31.8	24.2	26.4	23.9%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	2.8%	2.0%	1.8%	29.0%

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