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Bloomington, IL vs Somerville, MA

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- The average commute for residents of Somerville is 16.1% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 66.5% more residents of Somerville work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, ILSomerville, MAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3227
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, ILSomerville, MAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock6.7%0.5%
 Walk3.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, ILSomerville, MAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock3.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.29.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock15.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Bloomington    18 Reviews

If you're not from here it might be hard to figure out that Bloomington and Normal are actually one city mushed together, so make sure you look up info on Normal, IL  More

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Over 11 years ago

Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  More

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Bloomington-Normal as a city is full of resturants and movie theaters. The downtown bar scene is dominated by ISU, IWU, and HCC students. The colleges can have some fun  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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