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Houston, TX vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Anchorage is 8.5% shorter than it is for residents of Houston.
- 13.7% fewer residents of Anchorage work from home compared to residents of Houston.

Transportation
 Houston, TXAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Commute Time281927
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 Commute Mode
 Houston, TXAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.7%73.7%73.2%
 Carpool9.8%12.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.6%1.5%4.2%
 Bicycle0.4%0.9%0.5%
 Walk1.9%2.6%2.5%
 Work at Home8.3%7.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Houston, TXAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.3%3.0%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.8%13.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.9%19.9%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.14.6%24.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%18.2%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.7.0%5.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.19.5%8.4%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.6%1.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%1.5%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.9%2.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.9%1.2%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%1.6%2.9%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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