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Chesapeake, VA vs Opelika, AL

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- The average commute for residents of Opelika is 6.2% shorter than it is for residents of Chesapeake.
- 56.3% fewer residents of Opelika work from home compared to residents of Chesapeake.
 Chesapeake, VAOpelika, ALUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Chesapeake, VAOpelika, ALUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.4%9.7%
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 Chesapeake, VAOpelika, ALUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews
Jeffrey · Chesapeake, VA
Family Friendly and great Schools!
Over 5 years ago

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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Brandon · Suffolk, VA
Family friendly and we've got the beach, that's it
Over 5 years ago

I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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Nolan · Black Mountain, NC
Chesapeake has Little to Offer
Over 7 years ago

I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews
Michelle · Opelika, AL
Life in Opelika
Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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