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23.8% lower in Santa Cruz, California
than in South San Francisco, California

Transportation Data

	South San Francisco, CA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$3.87	$3.94	$2.63	1.8%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,561	$1,291	$1,503	17.3%

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in gallons

South San Francisco, CA Santa Cruz, CA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	South San Francisco, CA	Santa Cruz, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	248.6	122.9	100.0	50.6%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	27.4	23.5	26.4	14.2%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.6%	2.7%	1.8%	62.6%

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