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Carrboro, NC vs Boston, MA

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- The average commute for residents of Boston is 6.6% longer than it is for residents of Carrboro.
- 31.1% fewer residents of Boston work from home compared to residents of Carrboro.
 Carrboro, NCBoston, MAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Carrboro, NCBoston, MAUnited States
 Auto (alone)55.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit10.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.0%0.5%
 Walk2.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock12.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Carrboro, NCBoston, MAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.1%2.9%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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