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WalletHub.com does studies, and it does them well. It makes sense because it’s a personal finance website that relies on facts and figures and number crunching for consumers.
In the automotive field, WalletHub has a series of studies, the most recent on the 2019 Best & Worst Cities to Drive in. The numbers are revealing.
WalletHub determined that congestion costs the average driver in the United States more than $1,400 per year. The U.S. is ranked 10th in the world in road quality in the recently released study.
The Weekly Driver Podcast is produced in Sacramento, so co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia were particularly interested in how California ranks in different areas.
Consider California’s numbers (1=Best; 25=Ave.):
• 42nd – Share of Rush-Hour Traffic Congestion
• 47th – Car Theft Rate
• 49th – Avg. Gas Prices
• 40th – Auto-Maintenance Costs
• 47th – Road Quality
To determine the most driver-friendly states in the U.S., WalletHub compared the 50 states across 30 key metrics. The data set ranges from average gas prices to share of rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality. The full study lists the results for all states
Jill Gonzalez, a WalletHub analyst, discusses the website’s latest study and how it relates to consumers.
WalletHub also has automotive studies on the following topics:
• Best & Worst Cities to Drive in
• Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers
• Best & Worst Cities for Staycations
• Credit Score & Car Insurance Report
• Strictest And Most Lenient States On DUI
To read the complete results, visit: WalletHub.com
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Article Last Updated: January 28, 2019.
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A sports, travel and business journalist for more than 45 years, James has written the new car review column The Weekly Driver since 2004.
In addition to founding this site in 2004, James writes a Sunday automotive column for The San Jose Mercury and East Bay Times in Walnut Creek, Calif., and monthly auto review and wellness columns for Gulfshore Business, a magazine in Southwest Florida.
An author and contributor to many newspapers, magazines and online publications, co-hosted The Weekly Driver Podcast from 2017 to 2024.