2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Castro Valley, CA vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fairfield is 2.8% shorter than it is for residents of Castro Valley.
- 38.7% fewer residents of Fairfield work from home compared to residents of Castro Valley.
 Castro Valley, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Time353327
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 Commute Mode
 Castro Valley, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.5%74.4%73.2%
 Carpool7.6%12.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit8.6%2.2%4.2%
 Bicycle0.5%0.4%0.5%
 Walk0.8%1.2%2.5%
 Work at Home13.9%8.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Castro Valley, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.4%1.2%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.5.9%8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.6.5%14.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.9.7%16.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.5%10.8%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.6.6%3.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.0%11.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.6%2.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%4.8%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.12.3%8.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.13.8%12.1%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.5.4%6.8%2.9%
Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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Reviews for Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 13 years ago

good  More

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