San Mateo, California vs. Sacramento, California

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Commute
  15.6% lower in Sacramento, California
than in San Mateo, California
   Transportation Data
San Mateo, CASacramento, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.87$3.71$2.63  4.1%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,398$1,761$1,503  26.0%
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   Traffic data
San Mateo, CASacramento, CAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index248.6140.0100.0  43.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)27.825.426.4  8.6%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.5%3.4%1.8%  129.1%
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