2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Boulder, CO vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Richland is 0.7% longer than it is for residents of Boulder.
- 53.7% fewer residents of Richland work from home compared to residents of Boulder.
 Boulder, CORichland, WAUnited States
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 Boulder, CORichland, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)45.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk9.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.2%9.7%
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 Boulder, CORichland, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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