2024 Compare Cities Commuting:
Lake Forest, CA vs Fairfield, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Fairfield is 7.5% longer than it is for residents of Lake Forest.
- 43.8% fewer residents of Fairfield work from home compared to residents of Lake Forest.
 Lake Forest, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Time253327
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 Commute Mode
 Lake Forest, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.0%74.4%73.2%
 Carpool8.2%12.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.3%2.2%4.2%
 Bicycle0.7%0.4%0.5%
 Walk0.8%1.2%2.5%
 Work at Home15.1%8.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lake Forest, CAFairfield, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%1.2%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.9.5%8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.5%14.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.16.2%16.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.6%10.8%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.8.2%3.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.3%11.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.2.5%2.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.4%4.8%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.6.0%8.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.7%12.1%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.1.8%6.8%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 Fairfield    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 4 years. On the up side, housing is affordable. The downside, there is nothing to do here. The city lacks community events and an a nice downtown. We  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am finding out the cost of living here in Fairfield is way too high for my retirement. I am looking for a place where the cost of living is in line with my retirement  More

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Over 13 years ago

good  More

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