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75.3% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Mountain Brook, Alabama

Transportation Data

	Mountain Brook, AL	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.28	$3.84	$2.63	68.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,388	$1,303	$1,503	6.1%

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Traffic data

	Mountain Brook, AL	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	97.1	271.4	100.0	179.5%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	16.8	24.2	26.4	44.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.2%	2.0%	1.8%	1,240.0%

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