Pasadena, California vs. Palo Alto, California

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Commute
  9.6% lower in Palo Alto, California
than in Pasadena, California
   Transportation Data
Pasadena, CAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.79$3.84$2.63  1.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,778$1,303$1,503  26.7%
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   Traffic data
Pasadena, CAPalo Alto, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index285.7271.4100.0  5.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)28.124.226.4  13.9%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)2.8%2.0%1.8%  29.0%
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