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Alturas, CA vs Houston, TX

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- The average commute for residents of Houston is 10.6% longer than it is for residents of Alturas.
- 248.5% more residents of Houston work from home compared to residents of Alturas.
 Alturas, CAHouston, TXUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Alturas, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)88.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.3%9.7%
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 Alturas, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.17.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.0.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews
Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Crime?
Over 6 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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norman · Menifee, CA
A jewel beside the wild mountains.
Over 6 years ago

I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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jeff · North Platte, NE
property
Over 15 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
Over 4 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
Over 4 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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