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Half Moon Bay, CA vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of San Jose is 0.2% longer than it is for residents of Half Moon Bay.
- 14.7% fewer residents of San Jose work from home compared to residents of Half Moon Bay.

Transportation
 Half Moon Bay, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Commute Time303027
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 Commute Mode
 Half Moon Bay, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.5%69.2%73.2%
 Carpool9.5%10.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%3.5%4.2%
 Bicycle0.9%0.6%0.5%
 Walk5.6%1.9%2.5%
 Work at Home15.3%13.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Half Moon Bay, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%1.2%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.17.3%4.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.7%9.1%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.6.7%15.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.4.1%16.5%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.4.4%6.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.1%18.1%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.3.5%2.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.8.7%5.1%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.18.0%10.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.7%7.5%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.5%3.0%2.9%

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 18 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 19 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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ZIPS IN HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA
94019
ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total

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