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Council Bluffs, IA vs Minneapolis, MN

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- The average commute for residents of Minneapolis is 4.0% longer than it is for residents of Council Bluffs.
- 200.3% more residents of Minneapolis work from home compared to residents of Council Bluffs.
 Council Bluffs, IAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
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 Council Bluffs, IAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.9%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.8%9.7%
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 Council Bluffs, IAMinneapolis, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.1%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 10 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 16 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 Minneapolis    163 Reviews

Lived here since 2007. Great city. I would’ve gave it 5 stars but the winter weather ??. Great for many, I’m burned out on it. We’re the coldest major city in the US and  More

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It’s not Minnesota nice, it’s sardonic.. we know you’re full of **** but we will play along for a while, make you uncomfortable for attempting to pull one over on us..  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Minneapolis (or St. Paul or Stillwater) for 20 years. Minneapolis is a very livable city. It has quality museums, good transportation, excellent healthcare,  More

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