Palmdale, California vs. Taos, New Mexico

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Commute
  58.9% lower in Taos, New Mexico
than in Palmdale, California
   Transportation Data
Palmdale, CATaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.79$2.63$2.63  30.6%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,794$1,311$1,503  26.9%
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Palmdale, CA    Taos, NM    U.S. Avg
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Palmdale, CA    Taos, NM    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Palmdale, CATaos, NMU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index285.728.6100.0  90.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)42.720.226.4  52.7%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)13.6%0.3%1.8%  97.7%
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