Palo Alto, California vs. Los Angeles, California

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Commute
  17.6% higher in Los Angeles, California
than in Palo Alto, California
   Transportation Data
Palo Alto, CALos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.84$3.79$2.63  1.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,303$2,164$1,503  66.1%
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   Traffic data
Palo Alto, CALos Angeles, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index271.4285.7100.0  5.3%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)24.230.926.4  27.7%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.0%3.5%1.8%  74.1%
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