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61.6% higher in Thousand Oaks, California
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Transportation Data

	West Des Moines, IA	Thousand Oaks, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.55	$3.81	$2.63	49.4%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,003	$1,493	$1,503	48.9%

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West Des Moines, IA Thousand Oaks, CA U.S. Avg

Traffic data

	West Des Moines, IA	Thousand Oaks, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	62.9	117.1	100.0	86.2%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	17.2	26.2	26.4	52.3%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	1.0%	3.8%	1.8%	289.8%

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