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39.7% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Transportation Data

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.59	$2.67	$2.63	3.1%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,207	$915	$1,503	24.2%

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Traffic data

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	165.7	48.6	100.0	70.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	28.2	16.4	26.4	41.8%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.9%	0.5%	1.8%	73.1%

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