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36.0% higher in St. Charles, Iowa
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Transportation Data

	West Des Moines, IA	St. Charles, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.55	$2.64	$2.63	3.5%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,003	$1,096	$1,503	9.3%

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Traffic data

	West Des Moines, IA	St. Charles, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	62.9	62.9	100.0	0.0%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	17.2	32.8	26.4	90.7%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.0%	0.9%	1.8%	4.1%

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