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Elk Grove, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 17.4% shorter than it is for residents of Elk Grove.
- 25.8% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Elk Grove.
 Elk Grove, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Elk Grove, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.7%0.5%
 Walk0.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Elk Grove, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
Reviews for Elk Grove    15 Reviews

I grew up in the area around Elk Grove and it was a very small rural town up to the year 2000. We moved to ELk grove in 2009 and commuted to work in Sacramento. At  More

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Elk Grove is a very diverse city. A long time ago it use to be very white. Now the white population is about 40%, then next majority race are Asian, then Hispanic,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Our neighborhood is o.k. but it is expensive to live here and the air is oppressive during the summer when it gets hot for a week or more. Days over 95 and nights of 75.  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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