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Ellicott City, MD vs Palo Alto, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Palo Alto is 5.1% shorter than it is for residents of Ellicott City.
- 46.2% more residents of Palo Alto work from home compared to residents of Ellicott City.
 Ellicott City, MDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Ellicott City, MDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock7.5%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock24.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Ellicott City, MDPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.7.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.6%2.9%
Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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