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27.2% higher in Palo Alto, California
than in Santa Cruz, California

Transportation Data

	Santa Cruz, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.94	$3.84	$2.63	2.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,291	$1,303	$1,503	0.9%

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Annual gas use

in gallons

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Traffic data

	Santa Cruz, CA	Palo Alto, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	122.9	271.4	100.0	120.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	23.5	24.2	26.4	3.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	2.7%	2.0%	1.8%	24.2%

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