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22.9% lower in Santa Barbara, California
than in Palm Desert, California

Transportation Data

	Palm Desert, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.71	$3.88	$2.63	4.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,421	$1,237	$1,503	12.9%

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Traffic data

	Palm Desert, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	237.1	114.3	100.0	51.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	19.2	17.2	26.4	10.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	3.2%	1.6%	1.8%	49.4%

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