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Mechanicsville, VA vs Rock Island, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Rock Island is 5.5% shorter than it is for residents of Mechanicsville.
- 47.0% fewer residents of Rock Island work from home compared to residents of Mechanicsville.
 Mechanicsville, VARock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1927
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 Commute Mode
 Mechanicsville, VARock Island, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)84.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk0.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.4%9.7%
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 Mechanicsville, VARock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.23.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

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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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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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 Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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