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Columbia, MD vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Sunnyvale is 6.4% shorter than it is for residents of Columbia.
- 28.8% more residents of Sunnyvale work from home compared to residents of Columbia.
 Columbia, MDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Columbia, MDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.6%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock19.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Columbia, MDSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.0.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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