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10.5% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Santa Clara, California

Transportation Data

	Santa Clara, CA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.84	$3.71	$2.63	3.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,372	$1,421	$1,503	3.6%

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Traffic data

	Santa Clara, CA	Palm Desert, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	271.4	237.1	100.0	12.6%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	23.6	19.2	26.4	18.6%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.9%	3.2%	1.8%	70.2%

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