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Council Bluffs, IA vs Syracuse, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Syracuse is 1.8% shorter than it is for residents of Council Bluffs.
- 47.0% more residents of Syracuse work from home compared to residents of Council Bluffs.
 Council Bluffs, IASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Commute Mode
 Council Bluffs, IASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.8%9.7%
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 Council Bluffs, IASyracuse, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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