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Highlands, NC vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- The average commute for residents of Athens-Clarke County is 12.4% longer than it is for residents of Highlands.
- 31.5% fewer residents of Athens-Clarke County work from home compared to residents of Highlands.
 Highlands, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
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 Highlands, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Auto (alone)57.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk23.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.2%9.7%
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 Highlands, NCAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.21.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock24.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.2.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.8%2.9%
Reviews for Highlands    4 Reviews

Love BestPlaces, but most of their statistics are incorrect for the actual town of Highlands which is extremely expensive. I assume they are using information from Macon  More

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Over 4 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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