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Chico, CA vs Boulder Creek, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Boulder Creek is 23.1% longer than it is for residents of Chico.
- 141.5% more residents of Boulder Creek work from home compared to residents of Chico.
 Chico, CABoulder Creek, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Chico, CABoulder Creek, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock2.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk4.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock21.6%9.7%
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 Chico, CABoulder Creek, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.28.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock2.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.6.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock28.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock4.9%2.9%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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