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Ashburn, VA vs Somerville, MA

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- The average commute for residents of Somerville is 1.6% longer than it is for residents of Ashburn.
- 0.3% fewer residents of Somerville work from home compared to residents of Ashburn.
 Ashburn, VASomerville, MAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3227
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 Commute Mode
 Ashburn, VASomerville, MAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock6.7%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Ashburn, VASomerville, MAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock3.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock15.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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