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Austin, TX vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Portland is 1.0% longer than it is for residents of Austin.
- 2.4% fewer residents of Portland work from home compared to residents of Austin.

Transportation
 Austin, TXPortland, ORUnited States
 Commute Time242627
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 Commute Mode
 Austin, TXPortland, ORUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.2%53.8%73.2%
 Carpool7.7%7.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%9.6%4.2%
 Bicycle1.0%4.7%0.5%
 Walk2.6%5.1%2.5%
 Work at Home18.4%18.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Austin, TXPortland, ORUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%1.7%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.7.9%6.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.0%11.2%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.19.1%17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%18.2%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.6%8.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%16.5%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.9%3.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.1%4.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.6.9%7.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%4.1%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.5%1.5%2.9%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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