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Columbia, MO vs Rock Island, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Rock Island is 2.3% longer than it is for residents of Columbia.
- 20.8% fewer residents of Rock Island work from home compared to residents of Columbia.
 Columbia, MORock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1927
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 Commute Mode
 Columbia, MORock Island, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk6.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Columbia, MORock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.26.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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