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Alturas, CA vs Portola, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Portola is 0.9% longer than it is for residents of Alturas.
- 221.4% more residents of Portola work from home compared to residents of Alturas.
 Alturas, CAPortola, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Alturas, CAPortola, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)88.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.7%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Alturas, CAPortola, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.17.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock35.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock4.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.0.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

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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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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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 Portola    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Sssh.... sorry, we are closed :) Kidding, but it's a lovely place I stayed for about 5 years before moving to Idaho. Winters can be tough, very green.   More

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