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15.8% higher in Santa Barbara, California
than in San Luis Obispo, California

Transportation Data

	San Luis Obispo, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$4.02	$3.88	$2.63	3.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,119	$1,237	$1,503	10.5%

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San Luis Obispo, CA Santa Barbara, CA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	San Luis Obispo, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	65.7	114.3	100.0	74.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	15.2	17.2	26.4	13.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	0.8%	1.6%	1.8%	97.6%

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