Seattle, Washington vs. Salem, Massachusetts

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Commute
  25.1% lower in Salem, Massachusetts
than in Seattle, Washington
   Transportation Data
Seattle, WASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Gas Price$3.58$2.76$2.63  22.9%
Auto Insurance (annually)$1,434$1,392$1,503  2.9%
   Annual commute cost
Seattle, WA    Salem, MA    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas cost
Seattle, WA    Salem, MA    U.S. Avg
   Annual gas use
      in gallons
Seattle, WA    Salem, MA    U.S. Avg
   Traffic data
Seattle, WASalem, MAU.S. AvgDifference
BestPlaces Traffic Index234.385.7100.0  63.4%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)27.530.326.4  10.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)1.5%4.8%1.8%  226.5%
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