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Council Bluffs, IA vs Carbondale, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Carbondale is 4.2% shorter than it is for residents of Council Bluffs.
- 33.9% more residents of Carbondale work from home compared to residents of Council Bluffs.
 Council Bluffs, IACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Council Bluffs, IACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.1%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.1%9.7%
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 Council Bluffs, IACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock27.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock9.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.7%2.9%
Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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