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Apple Valley, CA vs Chico, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Chico is 20.2% shorter than it is for residents of Apple Valley.
- 42.3% more residents of Chico work from home compared to residents of Apple Valley.
 Apple Valley, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Commute Mode
 Apple Valley, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.1%0.5%
 Walk0.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Apple Valley, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock22.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.10.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.11.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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