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Discovery Bay, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Placerville is 17.5% shorter than it is for residents of Discovery Bay.
- 12.7% fewer residents of Placerville work from home compared to residents of Discovery Bay.
 Discovery Bay, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2727
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 Commute Mode
 Discovery Bay, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock12.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Discovery Bay, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.25.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.2%2.9%
Reviews for Discovery Bay    4 Reviews

Discovery Bay is a hidden gem on the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, which combines the best of suburban and rural living. It is 10 minutes from Brentwood, 25 minutes from  More

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Over 14 years ago

Discovery Bay is a small surburb between Antioch, Ca. and Tracy, Ca. right next to Brentwood, Ca. It's perfectly located for easy traveling to bigger cities. Perfect for  More

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Discovery Bay has access to boating and fishing. A majority of the houses have back yards on the water. There is nothing better than a relaxing day on the water when  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 13 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 18 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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