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53.0% lower in Alpha, Minnesota
than in Seattle, Washington

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	Seattle, WA	Alpha, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.58	$2.63	$2.63	26.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,434	$1,032	$1,503	28.0%

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Traffic data

	Seattle, WA	Alpha, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	234.3	28.6	100.0	87.8%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	27.5	16.5	26.4	40.0%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.5%	2.4%	1.8%	61.9%

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