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Mechanicsville, VA vs Colonial Beach, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Colonial Beach is 13.9% longer than it is for residents of Mechanicsville.
- 36.7% fewer residents of Colonial Beach work from home compared to residents of Mechanicsville.
 Mechanicsville, VAColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3827
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 Commute Mode
 Mechanicsville, VAColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)84.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.1%0.5%
 Walk0.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.4%9.7%
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 Mechanicsville, VAColonial Beach, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock7.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.23.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock31.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock8.9%2.9%
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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews
Lisa · Hanover, VA
High Schools
Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Tom · Mechanicsville, VA
Taxes
Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Michele · Mechanicsville, VA
A nice place to live.
Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Colonial Beach    2 Reviews
Susan · Colonial Beach, VA
?? Colonial Beach, VA
Over 8 years ago

We happened upon this amazing little town about 10 years ago. We were looking for a water-oriented community that was reasonably priced and found Colonial Beach. We  More

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DL · Winfall, NC
Not recommended
Over 14 years ago

The area of Colonial Beach Virginia is a very depressed and somewhat unsightly. I would not recmmend this as a place to live, t may be ok for a visit, however I did not  More

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