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Bloomington, IN vs Palatine, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Palatine is 11.6% longer than it is for residents of Bloomington.
- 6.1% fewer residents of Palatine work from home compared to residents of Bloomington.
 Bloomington, INPalatine, ILUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Bloomington, INPalatine, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)58.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk11.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Bloomington, INPalatine, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock7.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock9.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.5%2.9%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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