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12.8% higher in Palm Desert, California
than in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Transportation Data

	Prior Lake, MN	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.59	$3.71	$2.63	43.2%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,207	$1,421	$1,503	17.7%

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Traffic data

	Prior Lake, MN	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	165.7	237.1	100.0	43.1%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	28.2	19.2	26.4	31.9%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.9%	3.2%	1.8%	65.8%

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