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Alameda, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Half Moon Bay is 4.5% shorter than it is for residents of Alameda.
- 16.0% fewer residents of Half Moon Bay work from home compared to residents of Alameda.
 Alameda, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Commute Mode
 Alameda, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)53.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit15.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk3.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Alameda, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock17.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock18.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.12.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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