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Lake Forest, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- The average commute for residents of Scottsdale is 3.5% shorter than it is for residents of Lake Forest.
- 48.3% more residents of Scottsdale work from home compared to residents of Lake Forest.
 Lake Forest, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Lake Forest, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk0.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.4%9.7%
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 Lake Forest, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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