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Iowa City, IA vs Indianapolis, IN

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- The average commute for residents of Indianapolis is 5.9% longer than it is for residents of Iowa City.
- 0.7% fewer residents of Indianapolis work from home compared to residents of Iowa City.

Transportation
 Iowa City, IAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Commute Time182427
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 Commute Mode
 Iowa City, IAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Auto (alone)59.3%77.6%73.2%
 Carpool7.3%9.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.5%1.6%4.2%
 Bicycle2.8%0.4%0.5%
 Walk14.0%1.9%2.5%
 Work at Home8.4%8.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Iowa City, IAIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.2%1.7%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.14.3%7.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.1%13.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.23.2%17.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.7%19.1%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.2.8%9.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.1%16.1%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.1.3%3.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.5%3.2%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.3.3%4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.1%2.4%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.5%1.8%2.9%

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Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 6 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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ZIPS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA
52240 52245 52246 52242
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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