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Lake Forest, CA vs Cathedral City, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Cathedral City is 4.5% shorter than it is for residents of Lake Forest.
- 59.5% fewer residents of Cathedral City work from home compared to residents of Lake Forest.
 Lake Forest, CACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Lake Forest, CACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk0.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lake Forest, CACathedral City, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock1.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.0%2.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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Reviews for Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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