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La Mesa, CA vs Columbia, MD

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- The average commute for residents of Columbia is 4.8% longer than it is for residents of La Mesa.
- 48.0% more residents of Columbia work from home compared to residents of La Mesa.
 La Mesa, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 La Mesa, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 La Mesa, CAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock7.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.19.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.8%2.9%
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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