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50.9% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey

Transportation Data

	Wood-Ridge, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Gas Price	$2.79	$2.67	$2.63	4.3%
Auto Insurance (annually)	$1,532	$915	$1,503	40.3%

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Traffic data

	Wood-Ridge, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
BestPlaces Traffic Index	265.7	48.6	100.0	81.7%
Avg. Commute Time (minutes)	27.5	16.4	26.4	40.4%
Percent of Super Commuters (over 90 minutes)	3.7%	0.5%	1.8%	85.9%

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