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Merced, CA vs Urbana, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Urbana is 11.9% shorter than it is for residents of Merced.
- 77.3% more residents of Urbana work from home compared to residents of Merced.
 Merced, CAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Merced, CAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)78.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock4.8%0.5%
 Walk1.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Merced, CAUrbana, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock23.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock0.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.1%2.9%
Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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